[Revived] Amex Premier Rewards Gold Card 50k Points After $2,000 Spend
Jan 22, 2016, 7:20 pm
#707
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For those of you that get the 50K offer, do you get it with this link:
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...rds-gold/25330
or this link:
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...-rewards-gold/
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...rds-gold/25330
or this link:
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...-rewards-gold/
Jan 22, 2016, 8:16 pm
#708
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You guys --- I feel like a kid in a candy store. After about 4 or 5 days of trying...I got the 50K offer right now!! Here are some data points that may help someone:
This browser
v
UK
v
US
v
Internet
Any time I got a Tor circuit with France, Romaina, Estonia, it didn't come up. I think the fact that one of the nodes was UK helped, but I'm just guessing. I did not get a fraud alert, I was approved instantly, and I also was able to add the card to my existing AMX online account. I also took screenshots every step of the way! YEEEEEEHAAAA! 50K is alive and well!
- I got it using Tor.
- I pretty sure that I used the first link in my previous post.
- I kept clicking the option "New Identity" (thank you bean counter!!!!)
- My "Tor Circuit" that actually produced the 50K offer was:
This browser
v
UK
v
US
v
Internet
Any time I got a Tor circuit with France, Romaina, Estonia, it didn't come up. I think the fact that one of the nodes was UK helped, but I'm just guessing. I did not get a fraud alert, I was approved instantly, and I also was able to add the card to my existing AMX online account. I also took screenshots every step of the way! YEEEEEEHAAAA! 50K is alive and well!
Jan 22, 2016, 9:42 pm
#710
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Somewhere in the process it gives the option (I think I clicked on a tab) to put in your username and password. This is after it tells you that you were approved. So I did, and then it makes you go through the steps - do you want paperless billing, alerts, etc. And then it gets put in the account. I still don't know the account number except for the last 5 numbers, when I log into my account. Thanks again ^ I'm sure it was the clicking on "New Identity" that made it happen.
Jan 23, 2016, 8:40 am
#711
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 8
Received the 50k after spending 1k offer 2 weeks ago, signed up and met the 1k spending threshold by 1/18. Still waiting for the rewards to post. Anyone know how long it usually takes? Also I have an Amex SPG card from last yearm hopefully that doesn't disqualify me from the bonus.
Jan 23, 2016, 12:28 pm
#712
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Jan 23, 2016, 12:37 pm
#713
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 1
Just wanted to confirm the Tor method. I used the first link in Billy's post a few posts up...
I set my Tor exit node to always be US. I did the New Identity in between attempts.
After 5 or 6 attempts I finally landed on a Tor path of France > UK > US > Internet and received the 50k/1k offer (and subsequent approval). The option also came up to get the card # right away after verifying using SMS code and agreeing to all of the agreements.
All previous paths routed through Eastern European countries before back to the US didn't get the offer.
I set my Tor exit node to always be US. I did the New Identity in between attempts.
After 5 or 6 attempts I finally landed on a Tor path of France > UK > US > Internet and received the 50k/1k offer (and subsequent approval). The option also came up to get the card # right away after verifying using SMS code and agreeing to all of the agreements.
All previous paths routed through Eastern European countries before back to the US didn't get the offer.
Jan 23, 2016, 1:49 pm
#716
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Received the 50k after spending 1k offer 2 weeks ago, signed up and met the 1k spending threshold by 1/18. Still waiting for the rewards to post. Anyone know how long it usually takes? Also I have an Amex SPG card from last yearm hopefully that doesn't disqualify me from the bonus.
Jan 23, 2016, 3:14 pm
#717
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I'm curious--how is Tor (with a US based exit node) different than just using incognito mode? Is it just because it's using a different IP from what AmEx thinks you commonly visit their website from?
Jan 23, 2016, 7:46 pm
#718
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 8
I met the minimum spend on my 50,000-point PRG offer around Jan. 5 and the points posted about five days ago. It took about a week longer than it did for my SkyMiles and HHonors bonuses to post after meeting the spending requirement. Those two showed up within about two days.
Thank you!
Jan 23, 2016, 11:51 pm
#719
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 5
I'm not exactly sure. All I know is I tried for about a week using every browser under the sun in incognito mode using VPNs from all over the US and world. I was convinced that AMEX had pulled the offer. As a last resort I tried Tor with the above mentioned method of clicking new identity after every attempt and low and behold after about 5 attempts the 50k/1k offer appeared.