Is Braintree 2053 the same as 2012 and 2013?

Close: 2012 is possible lost, 2013 possible stolen, 2053 says reported lost or stolen.

Can the shopper reuse this card?

No. They need their replacement card or another method.

Braintree · Decline codes

What does Braintree 2053 “Card reported as lost or stolen” mean?

Checked October 31, 2026

Braintree 2053 “Card reported as lost or stolen” means the cardholder or bank flagged the card as lost or stolen. It is a hard decline. Never retry it. The shopper should contact their bank or use a different payment method, and you should keep the decline message neutral.

Type: Hard decline
Who declined: The shopper's bank
Retry: No. Never retry
Shopper action: Use a different payment method
Merchant action: Ask for another payment method

What PlatformDTC does

PlatformDTC does not connect to Braintree. Stripe splits this into lost_card and stolen_card; PlatformDTC treats lost as a dead card and stolen as a fraud stop, so neither is retried or moved to a backup processor.

Why it happens

The card was blocked after a lost or stolen report. A replacement card will carry a new number.

What the store can do

Ask for another method. Watch for the same visitor trying several cards.

For developers

Braintree returns processor_response_code 2053 with processor_response_text “Card reported as lost or stolen” and processor_response_type “hard_declined” on the Transaction object.

Frequently asked questions

Is Braintree 2053 the same as 2012 and 2013?: Close: 2012 is possible lost, 2013 possible stolen, 2053 says reported lost or stolen.
Can the shopper reuse this card?: No. They need their replacement card or another method.

Sources

Declines: authorization decline codes — Braintree (PayPal)
Transaction response object — Braintree (PayPal)
Decline codes — Stripe