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Well this is an interesting situation. Closed my PRG account after the first year, but the AF had already posted. I have an outstanding balance on the card that needs to be paid off. I got credited back the $175 AF. Now here is the kicker. They credited me with the AF twice so I got a $350 credit. against my outstanding balance. Since the card is cancelled I guess I will just pay the new balance due and leave it at that?
That's what I would do, yeah. I wouldn't make any big fuss or draw extra attention, since it's closed anyway....I'd just pay it and move on
@red259 wrote:Well this is an interesting situation. Closed my PRG account after the first year, but the AF had already posted. I have an outstanding balance on the card that needs to be paid off. I got credited back the $175 AF. Now here is the kicker. They credited me with the AF twice so I got a $350 credit. against my outstanding balance. Since the card is cancelled I guess I will just pay the new balance due and leave it at that?
I've heard of a signup bonus, but this is the first time I've ever heard of a closing bonus!
I would just pay the balance and move on. AMEX wouldn't hear a peep from me.
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@Anonymous wrote:
Just pay what they say you owe and check up on it every couple weeks for the next couple of months.
+1, and +1 next month, and +1 every month for a while.
This kind of mistake can easily be caught by their reconciliation department. If you only pay the displayed net remaining balance, and they come back in March and remove the $175, and you are NOT watching it, then you have an open balance that needs to be paid, and a late, and it becomes not quite such a good bonus.
So I would pay the amount you actually owe, exclusive of the $175 you think is a mistake. Let the credit sit on the account. Leave the account unhidden in your AMEX on-line display. If they don't pick it up after a while, you can ask for a statement credit transfer or a check.
But I tend to think they will be taking this back.
@Anonymous wrote:
I personally would be worried about karma ... That b gets you back every single time .
No it doesn't! History is full of very evil people who lived happy long lives and good people who had horrible ends. "Karma" is just a way of trying to make people be good.