Amex Unauthorized Transactions/Trans. Issues Complaints

Review and analysis of over 154 complaints against Amex

Amex consumers have reported over 154 official complaints related to Unauthorized transactions/trans. issues. Out of the 154 consumer complaints against Amex, 19% were disputed by the consumer (i.e. the consumer was not happy with how Amex responded to their complaint) and 100% were processed in a timely manner. 38% of consumer complaints against Amex resulted in the consumer receiving monetary compensation (e.g. money, cash reimbursement, etc.) and 1% resulted in non-monetary compensation.

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

December 2, 2016 - RE : BLUEBIRD ACCOUNT - $210.00 in stolen credit card charges I am writing to you for your assistance to settle a dispute with a stolen America Express Bluebird credit card. On -/-/2016 I received a text message from AmericaN Express Bluebird that my account is now at $0.00. I had $210.00 balance on the card prior to this email that I received at -. There were - charges made on -/-/2016 at the - - - - by - -, California. I live in - - and upon receipt of the email from AME- I logged on to my AME- account I went online and saw the - charges that wer...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

November 29, 2016 - I received an email from American Express Serve stating that I had a negative account balance. After reviewing purchases I noticed that serveral charges had been charged twice to my account. I called AME- serve to try and resolve the issue only to find that - could not get through to customer service due to technical difficulties. This went on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Sunday the issue was resolved without any notification or explanation as to what happened. Then on Monday the issue resurfaced once again and after holding for two hours I was able to get through to an agent whom blamed t...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

November 28, 2016 - Use the cared for a stay at - hotels on Wednesday - - 2016. This was a one nite stay of $100.00. During the stay a problem occured that prompted the hotel to refund the amount of the stay for that night. On the - of - I received a receipt showing I owed no money and my balance was zero. The hotel will verbally confirm this with a phone call.On the - of - when the credit did not appear on my card I called customer service for Amex - and they informed me that the amount will not come back on my card for 30 days, even if the merchant releases it before the 30 day period ...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

November 28, 2016 - My card was stolen and I filed the complaint with American Express and they have not refunded the money I lost during the event nor made any additional contact with me...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

November 26, 2016 - My American Express Serve Prepaid card has been duplicating charges since -/-/2016. I did n't notice the issue until -/-/2016. I am now in the negatives in my account and American Express has not fixed the issue. I am traveling out of state and to have this issue because of American Express and to not be able to reach anyone with customer service is extremely unprofessional. I want the charges taken off of my account and my original balance restored....

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

November 26, 2016 - - transactions from - on - duplicated on -. Showing twice each, once as pending as a hold, and once as cleared. This is causing my account to be in the negative. Widespread issue according to the - page. Customer service phone lines are down for the second day....

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

November 26, 2016 - Over the - holiday, American Express made duplicate charges to my card. When I tried to call the customer service number, the number was not active. I tried to file a complaint with American Express and they kept transferring me to the nonworking customer service number. I explained the number was not working, but customer service reps continued to transfer me to the working. The duplicate charges were not addressed in a timely fashion. I had no money....

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

November 26, 2016 - American Express Serve and - has taken hundreds of dollars from cards blaming system glitch. Been over 24 hrs and they can not give time frame....

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

November 26, 2016 - I have Amex Serve and I 've noticed that as of yesterday at - my card went from a positive balance to a negative balance with double transactions. I can not call customer service bc it says they are using technical issues and to call back later....

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

November 23, 2016 - I used my American Express card the number is a gift card - the CVV # is - I called to file a dispute to have my funds disputed to I spoke to - - and - - they are located in - I asked the politely to be transferred to my to states they dienied my requested i file a dispute on - - and still have not received all my funds that I requested and yet this origination continues use third parties such the names I mentioned above they continue use false advertisement regurding call center please is there any way to get all my funds back from this card?...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

November 16, 2016 - On -/-/16 i went to an ATM with my prepaid serve AME- card to withdraw $20.00 out of my account the ATM did not dispense the money it said transaction error i tried again it gave me the same message i noticed that the money was taken out of my account so i put in a dispute right away with AME- they refunded the money the next day after that on -/-/16 i received an email saying that they closed the account permanently and the remaining balance will be issued in a check by mail within 7-10 buisness days i have no access to my money i tried to resolve the issue with them but they ha...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

November 6, 2016 - I had an American express sevre card.i have been recievng my paycheck on it then one day I get up and check my account and someone had went on a little spree with my money so i called american express and report what happened.tbe lady on the phone said that they had to look in to it and I should have my money 2ith in ten days.the next day they sent me an email the said I lost.so I called and the person was really rude and said we closed your account and that they would Mail me a check for the remaining amount and hung up on me...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

November 5, 2016 - When checking the balance of an American Express gift card, I found that a fraudulent charge was made at a hotel in New Jersey on a day that I was at work in Connecticut. American Express said that the card had been swiped at the hotel, although it had never been out of my possession. I received no satisfaction from them as they explained that the cards are treated as cash to which I complained that their security is abyssmal....

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

October 12, 2016 - My wife went to - and attempted to make a purchase, it was declined. She attempted the same purchase again, it was declined also. However, when I looked at the statement, both purchases were taken out of my account. I contacted Bluebird by American Express, my prepaid card company. They started a dispute, and after about two weeks with no update, I called again. I was told they have no update and that I could not speak with the dispute team because they are a BACK office and have no phone number. I went to the store and found that neither of the transactions were in their system, with the t...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

October 7, 2016 - I was getting ready to travel to the - for work and was told best thing to do was to get a prepaid card to travel with I then got an American Express serve card. Money was then deposited into account. I started receiving emails about transactions being made went online and ATM card was used a total of - dollars gone. I called immediately and reported this I was told I would not be responsible for the charges and would be issued a credit within -7 days of investigation within -3 days I received an email stating my dispute was declined I was in - with no funds and no help. I 'm no...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

September 26, 2016 - I reported fraudulent activity to American Express on -/-/- for my Serve Prepaid account. There were approximately - charges totaling $430.00 from -/-/--/-/2016. American Express has since closed my account, told me that the charges were authorized, and has refused to provide any additional information or credit. The fraudulent charges triggered a balance transfer and used up all my funds....

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

September 25, 2016 - I had some unauthorized transactions on my card, but when I filed disputes my card was suddenly closed, and no transactions were disputed....

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

September 20, 2016 - I have an American Express Serve card that I use as a budgeting tool. For the last year I have setup daily deposits from my - bank accounts into my AME- - card for $180.00 daily for a monthly total of approximately $3400.00. I then use their bill pay option to pay my rents and bills with these funds. On - - i logged into my account and discovered most of my money was gone with - foreign transactions totaling - that appeared to take place in -. ( I have never been to - ) My card was never lost or stolen and is stored at home in my safe since I do n't use it as a trad...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

July 5, 2016 - In - -, I lost a loved one so I had friends and family send me money to help pay for the funeral. Every single person who has sent me funds, I have sent money back to them. During the first week of - I looked through my statements to see if I have missed any uncleared payments, I then realized - transactions which caught my attention. The - transactions I did not recognize pulled $200.00, $240.00, and $300.00 from my account on - -, 2016. I then notified American Express on - - regarding these transactions but first I told them I would like to double check all ...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

June 20, 2016 - On - -, 2016 at approximate -, I attempted to withdraw $40.00 from an ATM machine. The money did not disperse instead I received an ATM receipt stating Decline due to HOST ERROR. I stepped over to the next ATM machine and was able to process my $40.00 transaction. The next day on - - I checked my account and noticed that the first transaction that did not process was taken out of my account in the amount of $47.00 ( $40.00 plus $5.00 ATM fee plus $2.00 AME- Serve fee ). I called AME- - to inform them and they emailed me a transaction dispute form on - to comple...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

June 19, 2016 - I have direct deposit with Bluebird Amex prepaid card. On - - I tried to pay my - - cell bill. Because I had not used the card for some time, I could n't recall the zip code I had on file with Amex. So the - transaction, the rep of -, processed declined due to me giving the wrong zip code. I guessed 5x's.They all declined, then I finally gave the accurate zip. And it was approved. Now why would Amex hold - $71.00 declined transaction. This is my paycheck, $350.00 of my money has a hold. I am so perplexed about them holding funds for declined transactions. I ca n't get ...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

June 16, 2016 - AMERICAN E-PRESS SERVE DID NOT PAY MY VENTOR AND IS HOLDING MY MONEY. I HAVE CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND STILL NOT GETTTING ASSISTANCE...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

June 15, 2016 - An unauthorized charge of $120.00 was taken from my prepaid credit card and applied to my estranged husbands account. When I contacted the company they said that because the card was used previously on the account, that they are authorized to take the funds. The card was supposed to have been transferred to my new account when I established it a few months ago. I have filed a complaint with American Express and with -, both with no success. American Express said they would contact me within ten days with a response as to whether or not they will return the money, but dispite several calls...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

June 4, 2016 - My card, PIN, and ID was compromised. I 've told Amex this several times and they 're telling me they the charges are valid and I can not contest to it further. They also shut down my account that 's been opened with them for a while. These are the only fraudulent transactions I 've ever encountered on this card and they 're refusing to reimburse me, they also refused to give me documentation as to why my claim was denied. They wo n't even tell me why the transactions are valid over the phone. They did n't even file the dispute correctly, they owe me more than $740.00. That 's the total they...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

May 20, 2016 - ON -/-/-16 I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A PHONE PAYMENT WITH MY PRE PAID CARD TO MY CELLULAR PHONE COMPANY BOOST. I WAS UTITLIZING THIS METHOD TO ESTABLISH A PAYMENT HISTORY VIA MY PRE PAID DEBIT CARD. AS I BEGAN TO FOLLOW THE PROMPTS FROM MY CARD HOLDER, I INADVERTENTANLY PUT IN THE WRONG ZIP CODE, AND I WAS DENIED ANY FURTHER ACCESS TO THE ACCOUNT DO TO THE FACT I HAD FAILED THAT PART OF VERIFICATION. AS I WAS INSTRUCTED TO START AGAIN, I GAVE ALL ACCURATE INFORMATION, AND MY PAYMENT WAS PROCESSED. IT WAS A SHORT TIME LATER THAT I SOON DISCOVERED THAT I HAD BEEN CHARGED TWICE FOR MY CELLULA...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

May 13, 2016 - I went ahead and placed two payments on this prepaid card from -. The first one was on - - 2015 for $450.00, and I have my receipt, and this was supposed to be credited to the American Express Serve card. The second deposit was on - - 2015 for $350.00 and at this particular time - - 2015, that 's when we noticed that there was nothing in the account and the account was closed without our consent, and we do n't know whom, because these people hide behind the phone. They told me that they could n't speak to me about this account because it was closed. I asked them if it ...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

May 10, 2016 - After filing my taxes I received return on a prepaid debit card with American Express serve and used it one time at an atm and my entire return was stolen from my account due to a card skimmer totaling $1600.00. I opened the dispute - -, 2016 and have been in contact with over - - and - Supervisors that promised and assured me my tax refund back within two weeks BOTH times. As of today - -, 2016 I am now being told my card is now LOCKED AND I WILL NOT RECEIVE MY MONEY BACK! I have faxed them several documents including the affadavit of fraud, police report, news article ...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

May 7, 2016 - I reported on - - that an unauthorized atm withdrawal was made to my American Express Bluebird Account of $160.00 as well as ATM fees. I spoke to a representative which then informed me that American Express Blue Bird customers have a 0 % Liability for Unauthorized ATM withdrawals and that she will assist me through the process to retrieve the money taken out of my account. She then informed me to fill out the proper paperwork that it will be emailed to me within - hours. I filled the paperwork and sent it in and within - hours I go to look into my account to print records to bri...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

May 5, 2016 - On or about - -, - - - wireless merged my cell phone account, acct # -, was merged to account # -, without authorization. The " unified account '', was merged with a " ghost '' or " non existent '' Account. This unauthorized " unification '' caused numerous and ongoing billing issues. These billing issues resulted in - - - being unjustly enriched. Additionally, the change in denied me of services for which - - - billed. Upon realization, I contacted - - - -, spoke with - ( ID # - ) and received Case Number -, - -, -, approved...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

May 2, 2016 - I had an account with the prepaid card American Express Serve. I had this card for a few years without any problems. I used it to load cash to and also for my employer to deposit my pay. I received my direct deposit from my employer ( like I have been doing for the past few months ) on - -, 2016 at - -. That night, I took out a cash withdrawal from the arm in the amount of $200.00. Including the arm fees and Serves fee the total was $200.00. The following morning, I checked my balance like I normally do in the mornings and I had $0.00 in my account. I charged my latest transa...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

May 2, 2016 - On - - th my husband and I went to the ATM at - - in - -, Ar to withdraw $500.00 from my Bliebird American Express the ATM did not dispense the money but withdrew $500.00 off of my card. On - - I opened a dispute form with my - AME- I submitted documents from - - and - that agreed with my dispute. On - - the denied my despute and closed the case. Stating I received $500.00. I reopened my dispute as of today - - 2016 I still have not received $500.00 I call on a daily bases with no resolution. I have even emailed the - of Bliebird AME- ...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

April 22, 2016 - I received an American Express Gift Card as a gift from my boss from work. The first time I tried to use the card ( at a - 's ) only a portion of the purchase was applied to the card ( approximately $8.00 ). I thought that was weird but did n't think anything of it. The next few times I tried to use the card - all charges kept being declined. Curious, I went on American Express 's website to see how much the balance was. To my surprise, the balance was -. The stated beginning balance on the card was $100.00. I noticed charges that I did not make on this card they are the following : ...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

April 14, 2016 - On - - I noticed some unauthorized transactions totaling $910.00, on my account. I called American Express Serve and was told I had to wait to make the dispute until the transactions were completed. I cancelled the card ending in - and requested a new one as my account was compromised. On - - the transactions were completed. I called again to dispute. I was told it would take up to 45 days to make a decision on if they were going to reverse the charges. But I would receive a provisional credit on the 10th day. I called on - - to ask where the provisional credit was, I wa...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

April 13, 2016 - I have been in a continued struggle with American Express Serve regarding a charge on my account. On - - a charge was placed on my account for the amount of $200.00. I was told by the merchant on - - that due to an issue with their billing system as well as several issues during my stay I would not be charged. I attempted to get the charge reversed and was even told by the assistant manager that she would reverse the charge but only the - could process it. I was unable to resolve the issue directly so I then filed a dispute with American Express. I received an email asking for...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

April 11, 2016 - After an initial complaint regarding an unauthorized transaction on my son 's family - card that created a negative balance which was rolled into my account, AmEx issued a " provisional credit '' pending the outcome of their investigation. Their letter dated -/-/2016 stated if their investigation found in favor of the vendor, the credit would be reversed - which it was on -/-/2016 - leaving a new negative balance, I believe AmEx only issued the credit to stop the CFPB and - response clocks. Since there was noresolution, this is a new clock and now includes the FBI - - -...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

April 5, 2016 - On -/-/16 I noticed charges to my account that were not mine. I promptly contacted Amex - to file the dispute. Amex - determined that the charges were authorized. However, I never made the charges and Amex never notified me of the suspicious charges totaling $1100.00 all in a matter of hours. When I requested the documentation to show why they made their decision they refused to send me the documents or let me talk to someone who made the decision. After I filed my dispute Amex - then terminated my card and said I violated the user agreement. When I asked what I did they could...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

April 5, 2016 - I have American Express Serve card. They give you an unnecessary hard time in disputing transactions, and they have every reason to, because if they give you your money back, whatever percentage the merchant has to pay for using their card, they do n't get paid if they give the money back! -/-/-, I disputed - charges : - from -, in which I signed up for their hot spot service through their automated system, which did not state the charge is not refundable. They only tell you this after you are charged ; then, they say it is in their terms of service, which was never mentioned i...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

March 30, 2016 - I use AME- serve for transactions as I receive direct deposit on this card. Got into car accident and company - - - had me pay $400.00 deposit until they received payment information from insurance company ( - - ), well the insurance company paid - - - after they sent them an invoice saying they refunded me the deposit.called - auto and they kept giving me the runaround so I filed a dispute with AME- Serve ... I sent them email from insurance company confirming amount paid, receipt where they lied stating they refunded me the money. I have yet to get my money back,...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

March 29, 2016 - I lost my wallet on -/-/2016 and called Bluebird by American Express. They stated that - ( - ) charges had been made using the card for $300.00, - and -. Once the transactions posted on -/-/2016 I called back to dispute the charges. I filled out and submitted the dispute form on -/-/2016 and on -/-/2016 they informed me via email that they had concluded the investigation and I was due no money back for the $300.00 & -. At this time I contacted BlueBird as it stated at the bottom of the mail. After an hour, a Supervisor told me that they could not tell...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

March 26, 2016 - On - - - my income tax was deposited to my Amex Blue Bird Card and that evening there was a charge of - pending that was unauthorized by the merchant. I called customer service for Blue Bird who made a - way recorded call to the merchant and on that call they agreed that they were not to use that account again ever again and happily agreed to refund the full amount back to my card on the recorded line with Amex rep on line with us. That never happened so I began a dispute with Amex Bluebird ad directed by their CS rep on -/-/- and Amex assured me that they would dispute...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

March 21, 2016 - Hi, on - - I went to - and withdrew - from the atm, the atm only dispursed - because of their limit. I then went inside bank to explain the problem the bank did an investigation which showed they were over -. So then the money was sent back to american express serve on - - to be credited back into my accout an at this time I had already started a dispute on my half. - - i was sent an email saying investigation was closed an I would not be credited the - dollars because the merchant had provided documentation that I was given money at the time of transaction whi...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

March 21, 2016 - I called in to customer service to report - fraudulent transaction on the exact same day. I was told by the representative to wait until the transaction post because the merchant place a hold on the funds. After waiting the 2 days I called in to report that I had been charged for - transaction that I did n't authorize and was told to complete a dispute regarding both transaction in question. I completed the dispute and followed up many times to check the status of the claim. I was told several times that that merchant has not responded and it may take up to 45 days. However I asked the r...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

March 11, 2016 - To : Consumer Financial Protection Services From : - - On -/-/2016 I disputed an unauthorized charge made on American Express Serve Prepaid Debit card on -/-/2016 through - and -, the charge was for $630.00. I contacted my cardholder as soon as I noticed the charge. I was told the investigation process will take up to 45 days and a provisional credit will be applied to my account in 10 business days until a decision was made. On -/-/2016 I first got an email saying my account was suspended then a few minutes later I got an email saying my claim was denied with n...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

March 2, 2016 - I had a Prepaid American Express SERVE Card which was originally for a mobile wallet. I have n't used it in a year and in - received an e-mail my balance was $0.00. and fee could n't be taken in full. I was unaware of any fee. I check and there was a lot of fraud transactions between my - -, - statement and the -/-/- statement. The balance had been around $ -. I called and explained every transaction was fraud. He offered $9.00. back out of my $57.00. After many reps and their fraud dept. they started giving me credits well above my original balance. I tried to ex...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

March 2, 2016 - On -/-/2016 went to - store on - - -, -, T- - their number is ( - ) -. I took my Serve card to withdraw money from the - - atm at -. When I tried to withdraw the money and put in all my information, the atm did not dispense my the $140.00. So I called the number for the atm they told me to file a complaint and the money would be credited since i received no money from the atm. An employee at - named - informed the atm merchant that this was not the first time they had issues with the atm and they needed to get it fixed. So I called american express se...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

February 13, 2016 - There is a major issue going on with the Amex Serve card at the moment. People are attempting to withdraw cash from ATM 's, the money is not dispersed but it is still being deducted from their balance. For the second time in as many months I am sitting on the phone for hours with foreign based customer support most of whom barely speak - and constantly repeat themselves as if they are reading from a script. I have asked for a supervisor and get hung up multiple times after waiting 10 to 20 additional minutes. Once this latest issue is resolved I WILL NEVER put another dime on this card, y...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

January 27, 2016 - The merchant put a $50.00 hold on my card, as a deposit at a hotel. The card company made a mistake and held $350.00. The merchant and myself both told AmEx that this was a mistake but Amex isnt listening. Now my account is $250.00 negative, despite that the hotel " forced the transaction '' and made it a charge of $53.00. Amex still isnt acknowledging the mistake or willing to fix it. The merchant even told them it was a mistake and tried to do everything they could to correct it but Amex refuses to make any corrections. ...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

January 27, 2016 - My American Express ( " AmEx '' ) experience has been extremely frustrating. I purchased an AmEx/Bluebird card, e.g. a prepaid debit card backed by AmEx, to send needed funds to my daughter in - and son in -. Each family account ( up to - ) gets its own card and account but they 're tied to the master account. The account was great and worked very well for us. So well, in fact, my sister in - purchased - so we could send funds back and forth. All was fine until my son tried to purchase a money order for $490.00 to pay his rent on - -, -. The vendor, - -, det...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

January 25, 2016 - A company called - used my prepaid card to charge my account, they where not authorized to use the card. I called American Express Bluebird cards who refused to do anything about it. ...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

January 6, 2016 - I received an American Express Serve Prepaid debit card. Not too long after, a fraudulent charge of - was withdrawn from my account from a ATM in -. However, I reside in -. After speaking to various customer service representatives, supervisors, managers and so forth my dispute was not honored. They will not give me a feasible reason as to why. I asked them how could this happen when I have my card in my possession and they are well aware that I have no access to an ATM in -. Moreover, all of my transactions were made in - -, -. This transaction does not add up and they re...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

December 30, 2015 - had a withdrawal of - on my amex serve card at a place Ive never been, I sent in what they asked twiced I have a paper trail of this happen in my phone, they were rude and closed my acct. ...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

December 19, 2015 - I just filed two complaints with this bureau about Serve. The original charges I have tried to get disputed and could not, I am in the process of trying again. AND ONCE AGAIN, I AM BEING SHAFTED AND REFUSED THE RIGHT TO DISPUTE FRAUDULENT CHARGES!!! THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE REFUSED ARE : -, -, -, -, AND -, WHO ARE GIVING ME THE SAME - ABOUT AS REP 'S THEY DO N'T DO THAT. - even connected me to the Account Protection, WHICH WAS CLOSED!!!!!!!! I 'M SICK OF THIS!!! I wa n't these amounts put into dispute : -/-/2015 : J. Department, $10.00 ; -/-/2015 : -, $4.00 ;...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

December 19, 2015 - For some time, I have been having tremendous problems with American Express Serve I can not get anything put into dispute, no matter the situation. The customer service representatives are rude, disrespectful, and adamant about not doing their jobs, despite the fact I am NOT being rude to them. For instance, day-before-yesterday, I called to put some items in dispute - charges I did not recognize. I spoke to -, who immedIately said she would review my account. Go over the entire account! Huhn!!!! Just because I wanted to dispute items? What does one have to do with the other??? She was disr...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

December 19, 2015 - For some time, I have been having tremendous problems with American Express Serve I can not get anything put into dispute, no matter the situation. The customer service representatives are rude, disrespectful, and adamant about not doing their jobs, despite the fact I am NOT being rude to them. For instance, day-before-yesterday, I called to put some items in dispute - charges I did not recognize. I spoke to -, who immedIately said she would review my account. Go over the entire account! -!!!! Just because I wanted to dispute items? What does - have to do with the other??? She was dis...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

December 14, 2015 - American Express Serve has stolen $400.00 from me. I had a $400.00 balance on my account when it was closed. I was sent a refund check. I accidentally deposited it into the wrong account, my brothers bank account. It was returned unpaid. I then deposited it into my account in my name. It was rejected. My bank told me the first incorrect deposit has flagged the check, and I needed to get it reissued. I contacted American Express Serve many times to get the check reissued. They will not reissue the check because they claim it has already been cashed. However it has not been cashed, I d...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

December 12, 2015 - On Sunday - -, 2015 @ - I went to an ATM Machine at an - - bank in -, Georgia - to withdraw $500.00. The ATM did not dispense the cash! However the funds were taken off my card. I have been trying to get the funds back for a week now, but to no avail. I have tried with the bank and with American Express Serve prepaid card company! They keep telling me that there needs to be an investigation! A woman from the - - bank 's Risk Management department in California by the name of - - called American Express Serve Company and told them about the ATM machine not wor...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

December 11, 2015 - I tried 3 times with a lot of time to let them know I was disputing a groupon charge for - I told them i only had my receipt showing it was paid they closed it 3 times saying i did not send information when just a few days ago they said they got it. They can not understand language barrier. I should be treated like a customer and groupon has no way to get a hold of ceo and write which i did no response ...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

December 9, 2015 - American Express Serve Acct. - To whom it may concern ; I contacted American Express Serve card customer service department on Tues - -, 2015 after learning that there were numerous charges on my serve card where I did not authorized totaling $1800.00 Initially, when I contacted customer service they transferred me to an agent in Account Protection Services where I spoke with a very nice professional agent whom I explained that I just learned of all these unauthorized charges on my account and also that I still have my card in my possession as well shocked that this occurred. She p...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

December 8, 2015 - I have an American Express Serve Prepaid Account, card number - and - sub-accounts. - of my sub-account holders is - -. The sub-account card for - - was lost and I promptly called the American Express Serve customer service number to report the card lost and also notify them of the unauthorized transactions found on the account online. There were - posted unauthorized transactions at the time of my call, from - different mechants, for the amount of $1700.00 and they were disputed. I was sent a dispute declaration form on Friday -/-/2015 which I filled out a...

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Amex Prepaid card unauthorized transactions/trans. issues

November 16, 2015 - American Express Serve card refuses to release funds on hold from a vendors error and even after vendor tried to contact them to release the funds, would not supply the vendor with the information needed to cancel the overcharge of $83.00 from -/-/2015. Insisting that I wait 7 days for the change to just " Fall off ''. I understand that they have whatever policy in place for security, but after being presented with the necessary information from the vendor still refusing to relinquish funds, causing me to not to be able to buy food for my family. ...

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