Originally Posted by friedablass

I actually did read through the post and most of the accusations against Amex is false. I have made large purchases in the past where I have instantly received simultaneous alerts on my Amex app, email, call to home, and call to mobile to confirm that I was really the one making the charge.

Their fraud defection is actually pretty sophisticated too. Just the other day someone used my card with PayPal for $1 which was approved, and then the following day they tried purchasing stuff online for $256. I immediately got all these Amex alerts to ask if it was me - it wasn't. The charge had already been declined and they promptly issued a replacement card.