Originally Posted by
Gig103
Charging $18,000 and paying it off "a few days later" and not when the statement closed, might have triggered a manual review. I'm not accusing you of any wrongdoing, nor is Amex, but it can take weeks for someone to check the charges. They will be looking for things like cash-equivalents, gift cards, etc.
Have you ever had a Gold Skymiles card before? Amex is very specific that sign-up bonuses are once per lifetime.
Oh and welcome to Flyertalk!!
I was planning to make a big purchase and decided to apply for Delta card to take advantage of the bonus points. Did not have any delta affiliated card before. Like i said, nothing extraordinary, did not buy any gift cards or cash-equivalents etc. I will get to bottom of this today hopefully.
And Thank you!