Originally Posted by
steveholt
This misses the point. The idea that AMEX should or will care about the inducement of the transaction is the issue. The poster would have to try to pursue some some sort of recompense with the portal, but never in a million, billion years is AMEX going to let him have his items for free because the portal didn't pay out what the poster was expecting, any more than you would be able to chargeback an airline ticket because you didn't earn as many miles as you were expecting.
I disagree, i chargeback all the time through every major issuer and I have NEVER had one denied. First off these major corporations have to respond to the xhargeback and newsflash, they don't, it is just easier for them to eat it.