[blackdog]

Amex knows your patterns thru algorithms. They never even bat an eye at a $20K charge, but will immediately set off alarms and bells for a $10 probing charge that's not my pattern. The next day a new Platinum card comes to my location, anywhere, by courier.

I have the Blue card but never used it. I'll have to flesh that out. Thanks. The only charges on that Blue card have been the yearly card fee.

[woodbutcher1963]

When the AMX card # was stolen the first time there was a $1 charge in Bangkok. Then it was backed out a minute later. Then about an hour later a $59 charge in Australia and a $35 charge in New Zealand.

Apparently the $1 charge to test whether the number is good.

I had used it a day before at the local Thai restaurant. Somebody there probably sold the number to their cousin back home. I called the owner and told her. Never heard another word. I also stopped going there.

The only other time I got an email alert and text from AMX was when I charged my BullFrog hot tub. It went through, but my wife and I got multiple alerts