Originally Posted by
smallbizzguy
Just received a call on my cell from AMEX business from the number 866-648-6163
She asked me four questions, said this was a recorded conversation, and that the questions were optional for me to answer, but if I didn't want to answer any of the questions, I had to say "I do not wish to answer this question"
1st question: "do you purchase money orders or cashiers checks in the amount of $1,000 or more"
2nd question: "have you transferred more than $1000 via cashiers checks to overseas vendors"
3rd question: "If I arrived at your place of business and wished to purchase over $1,000 in cashiers checks, would you be able to do that for me?"
4th question: "If I arrived at your place of business and wished to transfer over $1,000 to my friend in California, would you be able to do that for me?"
odd.... Not sure if this is a manuf spending check, or a money laundering check. I've recently increased spending on my plum card to around $95k per month, (was averaging around $50k) other than that, no other changes in my usage. I've been an AMEX member since 2003.
edit: a mod merged this post, I searched and didn't find this thread. Thanks mod!
When I first got a Business Card I was launching an EComm site and needed to test the payment function so I ran a few charges through. I quickly got a call from Amex questioning what I was doing. They slapped my wrist and told me not to do it again. While I was refunding straightaway they did point out T&C's that prevent you from "manufacturing" spend.
In your case it might just be a banking compliance issue.