1 year sounds reasonable. Not sure how they would prove fraud here and that likely wouldn't hold up in arbitration.

YMMV & pure speculation. I’d be almost anything they wouldn’t bother.

A year ago they had not bothered to calibrate their system to exclude gift card purchases. They will close ticket purchases when they see the transaction spike. They don't need to prove anything, just establish that the transactions do not qualify for reimbursement, which is straightforward because the terms only list exclusions.

clawing back the credit isn't something you should be worried about. It's that they can potentially close ALL of your credit cards under american express and take away all of your points earned. you will then care I'm sure..

This is not speculation. I have zero concern this will ever happen to me, at least not in this lifetime.

As if Amex would do that to someone for buying some <$100 tickets. For all they know, you flew on the flights.

Its not like we're buying tickets from WN then having to call Amex and lie about the purchase in order to get the credit. AMEX is automatically applying the credit to the purchase whether we want them to or not. It's not unreasonable to buy <$100 tickets and canceling without the expectation that it will trigger the credit.

Meter still hasn't budged. Concerned a bit after seeing other people who purchased 1/1/2020 had their meter move on 1/5.

All my purchases were made on Jan 2, 3, and 4. Everything has been credited.

Do you know how to go into incognito mode in a browser? Try logging in that way. Some posters suspect that old cached data might be affecting what you see in recent charges, credits and meter positions.

12/24 90.98 ticket
12/24 90.98 ticket
12/26 ~$20 change fee on #1 ticket

12/27 90.98 credit
12/27 90.98 credit
12/29 18.04 credit

Am I okay to cancel my <$100 ticket for travel funds if the ticket has posted, and the meter has moved, but the refund has not posted?

SWA and Amex
 

Booked 2 flights on SWA 1/5/2020 for $900 and used a travel $100 fund credit from November/2019. SWA noted my reservation if cancelled, travel fund date goes to November/2020. My companion shows 1/5/2021. Booking shows as two separate charges on my Amex Platinum.

Did EB on my Amex Gold which shows four $25 charges. This should take care of my Amex Gold SWA 2020 airline credit.

I still have the Amex Platinum and Aspire SWA airline credits to deal with. Also, I have travel fund credits from 2019.

I am now planning on another SWA flight. As I’m doing this, can’t help to think this is a PIA. Fortunately, SWA has a huge presence in my hometown and finding flights is easy.

Will update.

Update 1/7: Transactions have posted, and in Incognito browser, meter is showing $52.04 remaining for Aspire airline credit. Still waiting on the credits, but I assume they'll post before close of business today or first thing tomorrow. I'll include another post after the fact if so and go ahead with P2's Travel Fund method (Plat and Gold) I feel pretty good about doing now along with the $100 on my Gold for a Travel Fund.

Thank you for your help