Amex Credit Card Complaint

Identity theft / Fraud / Embezzlement

Amex Credit card department,

Identity theft / Fraud / Embezzlement Rhode Island

Hi, i had an American Express Gold card that I closed ( with - balance on the card ) about 4 years ago. On - - I got an email stating that my account was past due. I immediately called American Express customer service and told them this card has been closed for years and there is no way it can have a balance. That I have not used the card in years and any thing reflecting on it is unauthorized. I was assured my account was " impeccable '' and it must be a spoof email. i was asked to forward that email to their spoofing dept which i did. A week later I recd a letter in the mail stating the same thing ... which was followed by another call from me to the customer service center and i was told that I was not even the primary card holder on this card and there was no balance whatsoever. Then about 2 weeks later i started getting collection calls and was now told that not only I was the primary cardholder, there was a balance of about $1000.00 on it. How can a closed card have balance??!!! I then emailed their senior executive leadership member to intervene and resolve this case. I got a couple of emails from the executive admin that they will look into the matter and have updated the credit bureau of the error. My repeated requests of a phone call to understand the situation have been ignored. Its been three months and i still do n't have a resolution to my case nor any acknowledgment from American Express that the case has been closed. Please help me. I take my credit standing and obligations very seriously and this matter has robbed me of peace of mind. Am i a victim of ID theft? card skimming? what?

Amex customer in Rhode Island
Nov 05, 2015

* Source: CFPB Complaint Database

Amex response to complaint:
Closed with monetary relief

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