Amex Credit Card Complaint

Amex Credit card department,

Advertising and marketing New York

I signed up for an American Express Platinum credit card with a - signup bonus and a $3000.00 minimum spending requirement. I was using the card for my regular purchases, not tracking exactly how much I was spending. About a month later, I received - points in my account. As a regular consumer, I assumed that I had spent enough for the signup bonus because I received it in my account. I kept on using the card for my purchases and thought nothing of it and the 3 month deadline for the minimum spend came and past. About 4 months after I signed up for the card, I suddenly found out that - points were taken from me. I tried contacting American Express, and they said that apparently I did properly fulfill the terms and conditions of the signup offer, but the customer service representative did not know exactly why I was not eligible. I am contacting the CFPB because American Express is running a bait and switch scheme by promising a lucrative signup bonus, misleading me into thinking I have fulfilled the requirements of the offer, and then pulling the offer when I have no recourse by using a technicality in the terms and conditions. If I did not fulfill the terms and conditions, there is no need to wait 3 months to remove the points on my account with zero communication prior to this. If there was any type of communication, I could have fixed the issue. What is especially malicious is that they removed my signup bonus the day after an implementation of a no refund policy for the annual fee. Thus, they took my $450.00 annual fee when I was under the impression that I received my signup bonus, and once I was not eligible for a refund on the fee, they took my signup bonus back. This is certainly deceptive advertising and American Express should not be allowed to continue this shady behavior.