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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 4:13 pm
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Originally Posted by SteveHOU
...used my Amex Plat and did not encure any fees...
You incurred a 2% foreign currency transaction fee. American Express, unlike some other card issuers, incorporates the fee into the dollar amount of each transaction. This will be clearly indicated on your statement.
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