Originally Posted by
mtftw
Amex does not know or care that you purchased VRs. They likely were more concerned about the relatively high amount of spend at the same/similar stores.
It's all about patterns and amounts. Usually the payload of your purchase isn't communicated to the issuer of the card.
1) payload = the type of purchase, for example: prescriptions, gift cards, electronics, etc?
2) Do you recommend calling Amex before making more than $5k in purchases within a week?
3) How many weeks do you recommend spreading the $10k in purchases?
4) When purchasing VRs, do you recommend purchases in different amounts, like $755, $959, etc? It is difficult to find VRs in different stores, thus same/similar stores will probably show up in the Amex computers.