AA potentially closing accounts due to credit card churning/churn
Dec 2, 2019, 8:36 am
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AA potentially closing accounts due to credit card churning/churn
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Dec 2, 2019, 8:51 am
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Dec 2, 2019, 8:55 am
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That was a different thread, nothing was deleted here. And, you’d address that question to the moderators via PM regardless.
Dec 2, 2019, 9:04 am
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I do wonder what constitutes sign-up bonus abuse. If AA is going after people who get as many sign-up bonuses as possible, there are going to be a lot of unhappy FT-ers.
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Dec 2, 2019, 9:24 am
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So is it a problem getting multiple sign up bonuses if it has nothing to do with having multiple accounts, even if I have multiple accounts just because they converted over from US Airways and I had issues combining them? Apparently my account was flagged/locked a week ago, but still haven't received any email from AA and I'm not sure what to do except wait.
Dec 2, 2019, 9:41 am
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I'm still surprised that they were able to bonus-churn using their SSNs without running afoul of Citi and Barclays initial application review process so this must have really been some sort of nefarious setup to be able to re-apply and succeed with those bonuses that often.
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The OP in the thread that you referenced chose to self-delete so they weren't actually removed by the moderators from when I last saw that thread however pre-deletion they pretty much confirmed in their posts that they were up to something that wasn't on the up and up (and that they knew it).
I'm still surprised that they were able to bonus-churn using their SSNs without running afoul of Citi and Barclays initial application review process so this must have really been some sort of nefarious setup to be able to re-apply and succeed with those bonuses that often.
I'm still surprised that they were able to bonus-churn using their SSNs without running afoul of Citi and Barclays initial application review process so this must have really been some sort of nefarious setup to be able to re-apply and succeed with those bonuses that often.
Dec 2, 2019, 9:50 am
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(In my short time on this forum, I must say that the thread was the most interesting and amusing thread I've come across so far, and the poster's attempts to delete his tracks clearly backfired since others had already quoted his self-incriminating posts).
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Dec 2, 2019, 10:07 am
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So is it a problem getting multiple sign up bonuses if it has nothing to do with having multiple accounts, even if I have multiple accounts just because they converted over from US Airways and I had issues combining them? Apparently my account was flagged/locked a week ago, but still haven't received any email from AA and I'm not sure what to do except wait.
bonuses on those other accounts, then I’d say the infraction lies elsewhere.
As far as how long you’ll wait for the email, I’d imagine could be a while, last week holiday and there seem to be a sizable group of these exact kind of lockings right now— related to credit card earned miles.
And, no, there is no expediting it.
When you get the email, I personally would suggest dropping the “merging accounts was difficult” angle and be completely truthful lest you end up like the other guy.
Dec 2, 2019, 10:35 am
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This thread is rapidly approaching 1,000 messages. May I ask you to indulge me and explain what this means? I have two offers from Citi. One is for a checking account and the other for a credit card. As a long established AAdvantage member, why shouldn't I take up these offers? What "abuse" would there be if I accept what was sent to me unsolicited?
Dec 2, 2019, 10:39 am
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Not to mention that that member’s account(s) had been terminated as opposed to just locked.
well, if you’re saying that you didn’t trigger/earn sign-up
bonuses on those other accounts, then I’d say the infraction lies elsewhere.
As far as how long you’ll wait for the email, I’d imagine could be a while, last week holiday and there seem to be a sizable group of these exact kind of lockings right now— related to credit card earned miles.
And, no, there is no expediting it.
When you get the email, I personally would suggest dropping the “merging accounts was difficult” angle and be completely truthful lest you end up like the other guy.
well, if you’re saying that you didn’t trigger/earn sign-up
bonuses on those other accounts, then I’d say the infraction lies elsewhere.
As far as how long you’ll wait for the email, I’d imagine could be a while, last week holiday and there seem to be a sizable group of these exact kind of lockings right now— related to credit card earned miles.
And, no, there is no expediting it.
When you get the email, I personally would suggest dropping the “merging accounts was difficult” angle and be completely truthful lest you end up like the other guy.
Dec 2, 2019, 10:42 am
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This thread is rapidly approaching 1,000 messages. May I ask you to indulge me and explain what this means? I have two offers from Citi. One is for a checking account and the other for a credit card. As a long established AAdvantage member, why shouldn't I take up these offers? What "abuse" would there be if I accept what was sent to me unsolicited?
There would be no issue accepting offers that are either targeted or publicly available on your account.
Also, having read every post on this thread and others by people in the know, normal behavior does not get one pulled up by corporate security. Stuff like putting a fare on hold after a previous hold expired (I do this when I'm still debating a trip) or having multiple cards on your account that give miles do not result in any issues.
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Dec 2, 2019, 10:55 am
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I believe what JonNYC is referring to is having multiple accounts designed specifically to circumvent sign up bonus offers. The issue would be if you opened 4 AAdvantage accounts and then opened a checking account and a credit card on each.
There would be no issue accepting offers that are either targeted or publicly available on your account.
There would be no issue accepting offers that are either targeted or publicly available on your account.