Virtual Bank $20 Signup Bonus

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In my search to bring you Free Money every Friday, I started checking out the bank accounts that I have open that I haven’t used in awhile.

I found an old account at Virtual Bank that has a referral program. It must be pretty old, since I noticed it still has my maiden name on the account and I got married in 2003. Luckily they didn’t turn my money over for abandoning my account.

Virtual Bank

Here are the features of a Virtual Bank eMoney Market account:

No monthly fees
Link to your local bank
Free online transfers
FDIC Insured
$100 minimum opening deposit

Signup Bonus

Sign up and you will get $20 deposited into your account (and I’ll get $20 for referring you). Once you sign up you can then refer other people. If you sign up, then refer your spouse, you’ll get a total of $60 between you.

Here’s a list of links to get you started. As they get used, I’ll remove them and add new ones. I’m hoping that they will give some kind of error as they get used. Just in case they don’t please post in the comments or send me an email if you use a link so I can strike it right away.

Stay tuned as the Free Money Friday series continues!

Update: While the majority of the links worked, one person reported troubles getting their $20 credited to their accounts using the links. I still have referrals, but I will email them to you directly if you’d like to sign up. Contact me to get an email.

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24 Responses to Virtual Bank $20 Signup Bonus

I took #5
Marty
April 18th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Great blog and great promotion! I’m eager to try it out. I’ll email you when I use a link.
The Family CEO
April 18th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
You can’t help but like someone whose goal it is to get you FREE MONEY once every week ! Keep ‘em coming and thank you !
Todd
April 19th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
@ Marty: Great! I marked yours off.

@ Todd: Glad to hear you like the series! Now that I know you’ll be waiting every Friday morning I’ll be sure to turn over every stone looking for the offers!
Madison
April 20th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
I was going to say, “Why do I need another bank account?” Then I read it again and caught the part about “money market account.” So this is interest-bearing, am I right? Too bad I don’t have a spare hundred bucks right now but I’ll try to remember to keep an eye out for this when I do.
Dana Seilhan
April 20th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
@ Dana: Yes, it earns interest. Currently 2%, so it’s lower than ING. But with the signup bonus it is a pretty good deal for $100.
Madison
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Hi, I used #6.
restlesslimbs
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:51 pm
I completed the $100 deposit. My balance is now $120 (including the bonus). As soon as I can I’ll move it all back to my normal bank account and close this one out. Another easy $20. Thanks for the link.
PT
April 30th, 2008 at 8:34 am
How many of these links are still available?
Thrifty Femme
April 30th, 2008 at 9:35 am
@restlesslimbs: Great! I got you marked off.

@PT: Glad to hear it’s working for people to get their free money!

@Thrifty Femme: I have the links up to date with the people that left comments and emailed me, so there are four left. 1-3 and 7 should still be available.
Madison
April 30th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
I took #1, thanks!
Thrifty Femme
May 1st, 2008 at 9:01 am
FYI, referral money is reported as interest and will generate a 1099INT.
Thrifty Femme
May 2nd, 2008 at 2:29 pm
@ Thrifty Femme: I marked off number 1, thanks! Great point on the referral money coming on a 1099 INT!
Madison
May 3rd, 2008 at 2:22 pm
WOW, this is another one I didn’t know about!! Thanks for Free Money Fridays!
Mrs. Accountability
May 4th, 2008 at 9:11 am
@ Mrs. Accountability: Glad I could find a hidden gem! I’m even starting to look forward to Free Money Fridays too!
Madison
May 4th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
hi there,
Could you please send me a link for Virtual bank bonus so that You and I can both take advantage of the offer.
Thanks,
Jeevan
jeevan kaur
May 15th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Hi there! Found this great blog and opportunity to earn $20. I took #2.

Thank you!
GaelicWench
GaelicWench
May 25th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
@ Jeevan: I sent you an email a couple weeks ago.

@ Gaelic: Great! Thanks for using the link, I marked it off.
Madison
May 30th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Hey Madison,
Thanks for the link, I did open an account (Virtual bank emoney) with it. How long does it take to get the referral? Hope you got yours. I haven’t yet seen mine or my spouse’s.
Jeevan
jeevan kaur
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:23 pm
@ Jeevan: The referral money has been taking a few weeks. I’ve seen others come through, but I haven’t seen yours yet. I wouldn’t worry they all seem to show up eventually!
Madison
June 6th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Madison - I sent you an email about my bonus, did you get it?
Marty
June 17th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
@ Marty: Yes, I emailed you back with details:)
Madison
June 17th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
i tried one of these links about a month ago and signed up (and funded the acct) they told me i should see my $20 bonus in 30 days. well, 30 days passed and nothing. i contacted the personal rep they assigned to my acct and he says i need the name of the person who referred me and he would send the request for the sign-up bonus to processing. do you want to give me your name on this? if not- thats fine too. I’ll just close the acct and say “i tried”. (don’t know why everyone else’s seemed to work but mine didn’t. used the link on this site . . . ) thanks
stacy
July 8th, 2008 at 8:06 am
@ Stacy: Do you know which link you used? All the links have been used already. I don’t see your name in the list that you had me mark off a link. I’ll email you and we can get it figured out.

For anyone else that is signing up, please don’t reuse a link. They only work one time. Email me to get a fresh link.
Madison
July 8th, 2008 at 9:52 am

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