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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 8:44 am
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Originally Posted by rmani
I am preapproved for an amex platinum card through their website. Then my mom get's a 100k mile bonus offer which she doesnt want, so I call and try to apply, at which time the rep tells me I'm not the person who received the promotion so i'd have to go online to try and apply. I just did and I was declined. Does this make any sense?
Yes. That's why they're called "targeted" promotions. You weren't targeted for the 100K mile bonus offer; your mom was.
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