AmEx says recently deceased man closed his account... while in a coma

[Anonymous]

... in order to come after his AU widow for the balance. Nice.

http://consumerist.com/5062686/amex-says-you-closed-your-account-while-in-coma

(sorry, linky-posting thing doesn't work for me on Safari)  

Fixed up your link-

Message Edited by Timothy on 10-21-2008 08:28 PM

[Anonymous]

I did not read the comments-

If she used her card- she can be held for HER charges- clear B/W in the account agreement.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I did not read the comments-

If she used her card- she can be held for HER charges- clear B/W in the account agreement.

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Yup - that was made very clear to us when we signed my husband up as an AU on my Blue Cash. They can come after him for HIS charges if I fail to pay them. I wonder how much of the debt was the widow's....  

[athensguy]

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Article:
Ah, but you're the sole account holder says AMEX. When the family checked his credit report, they see that its listed that the father-in-law closed the account in September '08. During all of September, the father-in law was in a coma.

Then on the mother-in-law's credit report, there's now an AMEX account that says it was opened in 1982...but not reported on the credit until September '08.

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This is the part you sue them for damages over, if it's true.