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Old Mar 15, 2018, 4:07 pm
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Originally Posted by Gig103
Definitely pay the first AF and keep the card open this year, or they will claw back the points, and possibly blacklist you (taking away your Plat, too). People who churn to get signup bonuses to cancel before paying an AF are definitely the people the Amex RAT team are looking for. Remember that Jan 1, 2019 you will get another $100 airline credit before closing in Feb.
Yes, making sense here. We have long relationship with AmEx and we are not churners. But we do not liketo pay the AFs for the obsolete cards.
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