AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY


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"Products" offered by AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY with at least one, but usually more complaints:

Bank account or service - (CD) Certificate of deposit
Bank account or service - Checking account
Bank account or service - Other bank product/service
Bank account or service - Savings account
Checking or savings account -
Checking or savings account - CD (Certificate of Deposit)
Checking or savings account - Checking account
Checking or savings account - Other banking product or service
Checking or savings account - Savings account
Consumer Loan - Installment loan
Consumer Loan - Personal line of credit
Credit card -
Credit card - General-purpose credit card or charge card
Credit card - Store credit card
Credit card or prepaid card - General-purpose credit card or charge card
Credit card or prepaid card - General-purpose prepaid card
Credit card or prepaid card - Gift card
Credit card or prepaid card - Government benefit card
Credit card or prepaid card - Payroll card
Credit card or prepaid card - Store credit card
Credit card or prepaid card - Student prepaid card
Credit reporting -
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Other personal consumer report
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit repair services
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Other personal consumer report
Debt collection - Auto debt
Debt collection - Credit card
Debt collection - Credit card debt
Debt collection - I do not know
Debt collection - Mortgage
Debt collection - Mortgage debt
Debt collection - Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Debt collection - Other debt
Debt collection - Payday loan debt
Debt or credit management - Credit repair services
Debt or credit management - Debt settlement
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Check cashing service
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Debt settlement
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Domestic (US) money transfer
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Foreign currency exchange
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - International money transfer
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Mobile or digital wallet
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Money order
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Money order, traveler's check or cashier's
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Refund anticipation check
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Traveler's check or cashier's check
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Virtual currency
Money transfers - Domestic (US) money transfer
Money transfers - International money transfer
Mortgage - Conventional fixed mortgage
Mortgage - Conventional home mortgage
Mortgage - Home equity loan or line of credit (HELOC)
Mortgage - Other mortgage
Other financial service - Foreign currency exchange
Other financial service - Money order
Other financial service - Refund anticipation check
Other financial service - Traveler’s/Cashier’s checks
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Installment loan
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Payday loan
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Personal line of credit
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Installment loan
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Other advances of future income
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Personal line of credit
Prepaid card - Electronic Benefit Transfer / EBT card
Prepaid card - General purpose card
Prepaid card - General-purpose prepaid card
Prepaid card - Gift card
Prepaid card - Gift or merchant card
Prepaid card - Government benefit card
Prepaid card - Government benefit payment card
Prepaid card - ID prepaid card
Prepaid card - Mobile wallet
Prepaid card - Other special purpose card
Prepaid card - Payroll card
Prepaid card - Transit card
Student loan - Non-federal student loan
Student loan - Private student loan
Vehicle loan or lease - Loan

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Complaint ID: 4971586

Date Received: 2021-12-03

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Subissue: Debt was result of identity theft

Consumer Complaint: RE : Attentively review my formal writ composed declaration of not proven complaint misinformation that is all or in part : deficient of the adequate current status in the fullness of TRUTH, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, documented OWNERSHIP, certifiable RESPONSIBILITY, or otherwise irrefutable, complaint obligatory, and regulatory requisite reporting thereby mandating your immediate actions to rectify and remedy and any infractions behavior ( s ) by retaining or returning to demonstrate TRUE, CORRECT, COMPLETE, and COMPLAINT XXXX XXXX data field formatted reporting!!! I am a victim of identity- theft, I am writing to request that you block all accounts disputed as fraudulent on my credit reports with XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX. This information does not relate to any transactions I have made. I did not give anyone authorization or consent to use my personal information. I hereby exercise my legal rights enacted by Congress and The Federal Trade Commission, which explicitly states when a victim of identity-theft dispute a fraudulent account on his/her credit report it shall be honored by all credit bureaus and all fraudulent information should be blocked within 4 days and proper notification shall be given to all data furnishers pursuant to section 605b of The Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. Failure to comply shall lead to complaints being filed with XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Attorney General stating your companys unlawful collection practices, misrepresentation of creditworthiness, defamation of character, and noncompliance to abide by laws enacted by Congress to protect victims of identity-theft who's credit been impacted by acts of fraud. Because I know my rights under THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT, CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT ( CCPA ), and FAIR and ACCURATE CREDIT TRANSACTION ACT of 2003 ( FACTA ). I will be taking action. I also know my rights under this paragraph of Section 312 of the FACTA LAW : SEC.312. Procedures to enhance the accuracy and integrity of information furnished to consumer reporting agencies. ( b ) duty of furnishers to provide accurate information. -- Section 623 ( a ) ( 1 ) of THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT ( 15 U.S.C . 1681s-2 ( a ) ( 1 ) is amended ( 1 ) in subparagraph ( A ), by striking " knows or consciously avoids knowing the information is inaccurate '' and inserting " knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate '', and ( 2 ) by adding at the end of the following : ( D ) DEFINITION -- For purposes of subparagraph ( A ), the term 'reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate ' means having specific knowledge, other than solely allegations by the consumer, that would cause a reasonable person to have substantial doubts about the accuracy of information. Policy states. According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act FCRA 611 ( 15 U.S.C 1681 ), Procedure In Case of Disputed Accuracy. ( a ) Reinvestigation ( 1 ) Reinvestigation ( a ) In general. Subject to Subsection ( f ), if the completeness or accuracy of any item of information contained in a consumers file at a consumer agency is disputed by the consumer and the consumer notifies the agency directly, or indirectly through a reseller, of such dispute, free of charge, conduct a reasonable reinvestigation to determine whether the disputed information is inaccurate and record the current status of the disputed information, or delete the item from the file in accordance with paragraph ( 5 ), before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the agency receives the notice of the dispute from the consumer or reseller. Therefore, my position is being clearly stated, these accounts do not belong to me, meaning that you are reporting inaccurate account information within my credit file. The fact that these are inaccurate account information means that you, this credit-reporting agency, are reporting incorrect accounts. 1. AMEX & {$1200.00} I am well aware of my rights as a consumer. The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires that you, the credit-reporting agency report accurate and/or correct account information within my credit file. My credit issues are very specific, these accounts and/or items do not belong to me. This means that you are reporting incorrect account information within my credit report. It is this in mind that I request that these listed accounts and items be Blocked and Deleted. According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act FCRA, Section 1681c ( 2 ) Block of information resulting from identity theft. 1.Block. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a consumer reporting shall block the reporting of any information in the file of a consumer that the consumer identifies as information that resulted from alleged identity theft, not later than four ( 4 ) business days after the date receipt by such agency of 1. Appropriate proof of identity of the consumer ; 2. A copy of an identity theft report 3. The identification of such information by the consumer ; and 4. A statement by the consumer that the information relating to the transaction by the consumer. I have provided all of the above listed four ( 4 ) items within this package. Therefore, I expect these listed accounts to be deleted and blocked within ( 4 ) business days. This is clearly an identity theft issue. I am also entitled to receive a free copy of my credit report, so I am requesting a free credit report and that all of these accounts, public records items, and inquiries be permanently blocked and deleted. Enclosures : Identity Theft Report Proof of Identity Copy of Account Statement showing Fraudulent I tems FTC Notice to XXXX XXXX : Consumer Financial Protection Bureau XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, Iowa XXXX

Company Response:

State: PA

Zip: 19124

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2021-12-03

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 4970082

Date Received: 2021-12-03

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Subissue: Debt was result of identity theft

Consumer Complaint: This spammer who's impersonating a bill collector from American Express is still harassing me XXXX times, and this time they've called me at XXXX A.M. And I still didn't answer it. I want this crook arrested. I don't have any credit card debt, and I don't have any credit cards. The number is XXXX.

Company Response:

State: TX

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2021-12-03

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 4968765

Date Received: 2021-12-02

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Account status incorrect

Consumer Complaint: I just signed up for the American Express XXXX XXXX card a few months ago. At first it was great, and I used it for everything. I Spent the last XXXX years fixing my credit after medical and other hardships forced me into a tough spot. But I did it! Got my score up to a XXXX! I had plans to purchase a house and finally get my life back on track. So, I received my card around the beginning of XXXX, I think the XXXX, and planned a trip and booked my flight. I spent over a {$1000.00} but made a {$1000.00} payment right away. I ended up purchasing other items and whatnot for the trip along with daily necessities. I had over {$1000.00} on the card again. Around XX/XX/XXXX ( XXXX weeks before my first bill was due, and days before I received it in the mail ) I made another {$950.00} payment leaving about {$100.00} left unpaid on the card. I wanted my card balance low in case I wanted to use it while on Vacation. I come to find out a day or XXXX later, around XXXX, that my XXXX XXXX took a XXXX hit because American Express XXXX XXXX need to report my high XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX to the credit bureau XXXX XXXX before my bill was even due, and not even a month after I opened the account. I didn't miss a payment and actually made a {$1000.00} payment before they felt the need to report my balance. Now my XXXX XXXX is ruined, at least for the purpose of purchasing a house at a low mortgage rate. I called and asked them if this was common practice for them. Reporting a customer to the bureaus for high credit limit before you give the customers a chance to even get their first bill in the mail, yet alone giving them a chance to pay before the due date, and after they already made payments in good faith, weeks before the bill was even due. They basically said yes. They acknowledged my current low balance and said they would report it immediately to the bureaus. But that was all they could do. So now I will never use this card again. But that doesn't change the fact that now I can't get a mortgage at anywhere near the rates I previously could. This is a horrible business practice and ruins people 's lives.

Company Response:

State: NY

Zip: 140XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2021-12-02

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 4967209

Date Received: 2021-12-01

Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem

Subissue: Investigation took more than 30 days

Consumer Complaint: I have filed a dispute on the incorrect fraudulent accounts, inquiries and public records on my credit report with the credit reporting agencies and it has been very much over XXXX days and I have not received any investigation results. I want an answer immediately.

Company Response:

State: IL

Zip: 60561

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2021-12-01

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 4966690

Date Received: 2021-12-01

Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem

Subissue: Investigation took more than 30 days

Consumer Complaint: I have already filed a dispute on the incorrect fraudulent accounts, inquiries and public records on my credit report with the credit reporting agencies and it has been very much over XXXX days and I have not received any investigation results. This is unacceptable! Please fix this.

Company Response:

State: GA

Zip: 30044

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2021-12-01

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 4965118

Date Received: 2021-12-01

Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement

Subissue: Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement

Consumer Complaint: On XXXX XXXX, 2021, I purchase on Amex Travel using my Amex credit card an airline ticket for {$98.00}. Due to reasons associated with the pandemic, I was unable to travel so I decided to call Amex Travel and cancel this flight. Amex Travel said that they will give me a credit of {$98.00} to use for another ticket with XXXX XXXX. However, yesterday when calling Amex Travel to use this credit, they are telling me they can only find a divided credit, XXXX for {$51.00} and another for {$46.00} and that I can only use XXXX at a time to book a new ticket. Therefore, if I want to use the full {$98.00} that I paid for on my credit card, now I have to buy with Amex Travel XXXX airline tickets, which is a total scam that I never agreed to. I never paid for XXXX tickets, I was only charged {$98.00} on my Amex credit card, in this sense, I am requesting the use of the full {$98.00} credit to buy a new ticket, however, this has been denied repeatedly by Amex Travel even after speaking with a supervisor. I tried contacting Amex credit card to initiate a dispute since the service is not been provided as described and not what was agreed upon, that I will have a future credit of {$98.00} to use to buy a new ticket, however Amex credit card refused to open a dispute on the basis that since it was the same company I can't open a dispute with them but I could only speak with Amex Travel agents, I told them I already talk with their agents which keep on refusing to honor the full {$98.00} credit. This has left me with a charge of {$98.00} for a flight I never took, and which I will never be able to use as a credit unless I am pressured to accept Amex Travel policy scam, of using partial credit, or buying XXXX tickets, which I never agreed to since I was charged a full {$98.00}. On the other hand, I can't dispute the charge with my credit card just because they are the same company, so I am being forced to accept what was never agreed.

Company Response:

State: DC

Zip: 20009

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2021-12-01

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 4964965

Date Received: 2021-12-01

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Report provided to employer without your written authorization

Consumer Complaint: Organization I work for has had a credit card account with American Express for over XXXX years. When the account " owner '' passed away, AMEX said we had to transfer the account to another officer or board member. I have had personal credit issues and inquired multiple times what would happen if the transfer was denied because of my personal credit. And I was told multiple times that any denial would be sent to my home address and not to someone else at my place of employment. AMEX sent an explanation of denial to my work so others became aware. I spoke with XXXX, a supervisor at XXXX, on multiple occasions in late XX/XX/2021. XXXX acknowledged I asked multiple times and was told multiple times that any of my personal financial history would not be shared with my employer. And XXXX acknowledged that it was done. I asked for four things to help fix the matter : 1 : send a replacement letter to my employer, telling them the letter was sent in error ; 2 : a letter to me with an apology for their acknowledged error ; 3 : a copy of the call transcripts ; 4 ; some financial recourse for the damage AMEX did to me XXXX said no to all four requests even though he said, " I agree. We made an error. '' All he told me over and over was " I'm really sorry. ''

Company Response:

State: VA

Zip: 20136

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2021-12-01

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 4964636

Date Received: 2021-12-01

Issue: Communication tactics

Subissue: Called before 8am or after 9pm

Consumer Complaint: This spammer impersonating a representative from American Express is harassing me again, and I don't have any credit cards. I've called The real American Express last month and the phone number XXXX isn't their real phone number, and American Express will never call anybody.And they knew it's a scammer using their name to ruin their reputation by ripping us off when I don't have credit card debt. I don't mess with credit cards. I want this crook arrested.

Company Response:

State: TX

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2021-12-01

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 4962698

Date Received: 2021-11-30

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Subissue: Debt was result of identity theft

Consumer Complaint: RE : Attentively review my formal writ composed declaration of not proven complaint misinformation that is all or in part : deficient of the adequate current status in the fullness of TRUTH, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, documented OWNERSHIP, certifiable RESPONSIBILITY, or otherwise irrefutable, complaint obligatory, and regulatory requisite reporting thereby mandating your immediate actions to rectify and remedy and any infractions behavior ( XXXX ) by retaining or returning to demonstrate TRUE, CORRECT, COMPLETE, and COMPLAINT XXXX XXXX data field formatted reporting!!! I am a victim of identity- theft, I am writing to request that you block all accounts disputed as fraudulent on my credit reports with XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX. This information does not relate to any transactions I have made. I did not give anyone authorization or consent to use my personal information. I hereby exercise my legal rights enacted by Congress and The Federal Trade Commission, which explicitly states when a victim of identity-theft dispute a fraudulent account on his/her credit report it shall be honored by all credit bureaus and all fraudulent information should be blocked within 4 days and proper notification shall be given to all data furnishers pursuant to section XXXX of The XXXX Fair Credit Reporting Act. Failure to comply shall lead to complaints being filed with XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Attorney General stating your companys unlawful collection practices, misrepresentation of creditworthiness, defamation of character, and noncompliance to abide by laws enacted by Congress to protect victims of identity-theft who's credit been impacted by acts of fraud. Because I know my rights under THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT, CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT ( CCPA ), and FAIR and ACCURATE CREDIT TRANSACTION ACT of 2003 ( FACTA ). I will be taking action. I also know my rights under this paragraph of Section 312 of the FACTA LAW : SEC.312. Procedures to enhance the accuracy and integrity of information furnished to consumer reporting agencies. ( b ) duty of furnishers to provide accurate information. -- Section 623 ( a ) ( 1 ) of THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT ( 15 U.S.C . 1681s-2 ( a ) ( 1 ) is amended ( 1 ) in subparagraph ( A ), by striking " knows or consciously avoids knowing the information is inaccurate '' and inserting " knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate '', and ( 2 ) by adding at the end of the following : ( D ) DEFINITION -- For purposes of subparagraph ( A ), the term 'reasonable cause to believe that the information is inaccurate ' means having specific knowledge, other than solely allegations by the consumer, that would cause a reasonable person to have substantial doubts about the accuracy of information. Policy states. According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act FCRA 611 ( 15 U.S.C 1681 ), Procedure In Case of Disputed Accuracy. ( a ) Reinvestigation ( 1 ) Reinvestigation ( a ) In general. Subject to Subsection ( f ), if the completeness or accuracy of any item of information contained in a consumers file at a consumer agency is disputed by the consumer and the consumer notifies the agency directly, or indirectly through a reseller, of such dispute, free of charge, conduct a reasonable reinvestigation to determine whether the disputed information is inaccurate and record the current status of the disputed information, or delete the item from the file in accordance with paragraph ( 5 ), before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the agency receives the notice of the dispute from the consumer or reseller. Therefore, my position is being clearly stated, these accounts do not belong to me, meaning that you are reporting inaccurate account information within my credit file. The fact that these are inaccurate account information means that you, this credit-reporting agency, are reporting incorrect accounts. 1. AMEX & {$0.00} I am well aware of my rights as a consumer. The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires that you, the credit-reporting agency report accurate and/or correct account information within my credit file. My credit issues are very specific, these accounts and/or items do not belong to me. This means that you are reporting incorrect account information within my credit report. It is this in mind that I request that these listed accounts and items be Blocked and Deleted. According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act FCRA, Section 1681c ( 2 ) Block of information resulting from identity theft. 1.Block. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a consumer reporting shall block the reporting of any information in the file of a consumer that the consumer identifies as information that resulted from alleged identity theft, not later than four ( 4 ) business days after the date receipt by such agency of 1. Appropriate proof of identity of the consumer ; 2. A copy of an identity theft report XXXX. The identification of such information by the consumer ; and 4. A statement by the consumer that the information relating to the transaction by the consumer. I have provided all of the above listed four ( 4 ) items within this package. Therefore, I expect these listed accounts to be deleted and blocked within ( 4 ) business days. This is clearly an identity theft issue. I am also entitled to receive a free copy of my credit report, so I am requesting a free credit report and that all of these accounts, public records items, and inquiries be permanently blocked and deleted. Enclosures : Identity Theft Report Proof of Identity Copy of Account Statement showing Fraudulent Items FTC Notice to Furnishers CC : Consumer Financial Protection Bureau XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX, Iowa XXXX

Company Response:

State: NY

Zip: 11801

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2021-11-30

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 4961327

Date Received: 2021-12-01

Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem

Subissue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report

Consumer Complaint: My name is XXXX XXXX, and I am sending this request myself to address the inaccuracies on my Credit Reports. I'm not swayed that XXXX and XXXX Credit Bureaus efficiently pleased the principles of the Fair Credit Reporting Act in completing their investigation. The Bureaus are reporting inaccurate information on AMEX. Per FCRA, reporting must be 100 % accurate or the information must be deleted.

Company Response:

State: AR

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2021-12-01

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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