BIG ASS MISTAKE. Next thing I knew a few charges piled up on an Amazon-like product ordering board. AMEX Fraud department to their credit caught the transactions as they happened and stopped them (probably because of the shipping address). They cancelled the card and issued me a new one pronto.....they know their stuff....been with them since 1981 and never got caught on anything except this and this was a dumbass error I WILL NOT REPEAT AGAIN.
Yeah, AX is excellent when there's a situation
. I use them pretty much exclusively.
BTW, I also use a PO box for a billing address. That way, if my wallet gets stolen, the thief won't be able to use the card online, since my wallet only has my street address.