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Old Feb 11, 2013, 2:04 pm
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tfred
 
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Originally Posted by gfunkdave
I just bought a wine fridge on Walmart.com. For whatever reason, AmEx thought it was a fraudulent purchase. ABout three seconds after clicking Submit on the website, the AmEx app on my phone beeped with a fraud alert. Simultaneously, the website said the transaction was declined by the card issuer.

I clicked "Yes, I attempted this transaction" on my phone, clicked Submit again on the website, and it went through.

That's how it should work! ^^^
with me they would probably notice that in the past I was only buying 5 liter boxed wine and couldnt determine I needed a refrig with bottle holders
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