Originally Posted by
angel88
Actually they just released my account today and it is now able to be used again. Anyways, false alarm! They called me and told me that it was just a random periodic review and all is well
What Chase told you is spurious. No bank suspends a customer's cards for a "random periodic review." A review can take place while cards are active. The sole reason for suspension is suspicion of aberrant activity, to lessen any damage.
I'm not saying you did anything wrong. But this was not random periodic (not quite sure what that oxymoron means).
RNE, who, when traveling, always carries credit cards issued by at least three banks (Chase, Citi and Barclay, typically)—just in case something (real or false) triggers a suspension of cards with a particular bank—and also making sure at least one card is a MasterCard and another a Visa, as well as having a bank ATM card (as your children wisely did).