philemer

I don't think Chase will pull a 30K just because it is posted here. I'd suggest posting it or expect a lot of PMs. We can edit the title of the thread.

gloreglabert

Here's one I, er, 'uncovered' for 30k. The details reference the bonus calendar from 2011, so it's probably an offer from last year, but the link's still active. Wouldn't count on it for long though.

Freedom $300

Majikow

I sent a secure message 2 days ago about getting my recent Chase Freedom card (30k) matched to the 35k offer. I also had my mom and brother sign up for the card while it was at 35k and both were instantly approved. I got a message from Chase this morning saying the following:

"We appreciate your interest in the Chase Freedom bonus
points offer.

Unfortunately we are unable to honor the request and I
apologize for any confusion. The $350 offer is not a
legitimate Chase offer and was not released by us. Please
know that we will consider reviewing the terms of other
offers you receive in the future.

If you have any further questions, please reply using the
Secure Message Center.

Thank you,
Mickey Mouse"

This worried me a bit since I had both family members sign up for the card, so I called Chase and explained the situation and told the rep about the link (he initially had no knowledge of it) and about how both my family members had gotten the card but that the SM said it was invalid. He told me it appears to be a legit offer, and that we should wait for them to get the cards. He also said that once the cards arrive he should be able to match me to the 35k from 30k (without involving the marketing dept, since its only 5k points).

gloreglabert

I did the same thing to get matched from 30k and got the same form notice a few days later -- this seems to be Chase's standard line, that it 'wasn't a valid offer'. I gave them a call afterwards and the rep was absolutely adamant that it wasn't a real offer, even going as far to suggest that it was a scam or phishing attempt. Never mind that the link was on Chase's Verisign-verified site - I've got a degree in computer science and don't need any help noticing scams, but the rep wouldn't budge and claimed that the escalation department said the same thing ("not a real offer, bla bla bla").

I think this boils down to "We don't want to match people to this offer, but instead of saying that, we're going to pretend the offer was a scam to make ourselves look better." I'm more annoyed by the subterfuge rather than the denial to match. I'll be very interested to see if you actually get matched to the 35k.

HikerT

Nice one Sherlock. Dead now.

sun_aa

This is what I feared. OTOH, there were 2 more which weren't made public except in a list with quite a bit of noise and they are also dead. Chase is cracking hard. Its better that they do this instead of revising their bonus matching policy. Deals come and go and a 3 month warranty is a great thing to have.

PinnacleJew

I was thinking this as well. After I started kicking myself yesterday morning, I realized there's quite a few $150-$200 links still floating out there and that if I remain diligent in the next three months and see a higher offer with an active link I would in that instant secure-message Chase with a matching request.

Let me know if there is a better plan than this...

gloreglabert

I think calling is a better policy than using a secure message - in the $350 case, I think the only people who were able to get the match called up Chase while the offer was still active. Everyone else I'm aware of (myself included) who messaged Chase to ask for the match got no response until after the link was dead, then just got the canned lie about it 'not being a real offer'. They can't ignore you for hours if you call them up.

But yes, it looks like jumping on it ASAP is the best course of action.

As to the dead linkage, I didn't realize there was another list posted with other $300 offers - the one I posted was the only live one I was aware of (which is also why I didn't post any of the other zombie offers I found).

jjmiller69

I applied on 4/4 with the pending note. Called Recon line today and approved after moving credit around.

Smerri

I just remembered this so I logged in to my Chase account and had 5,000 points waiting in my Freedom UR account for me. Glad I got the bump. Got the most of the Freedom sign up bonus it seems.

Majikow

So I finally got around to calling back in since both my mom and brother got emails saying their cards were in the mail. The woman on the phone was very nice, looked it up in the computer, and said that she would submit for the extra 5k points. She said it would need to be reviewed by a supervisor but that it will post to my account in 7-10 days.

Meanwhile, yesterday I received a SM back after replying to the original one about it not being a legitimate offer asking if it was a scam or something that said:

It appears for this instance, calling the number on the back of the card is the way to go.

jjmiller69

Thanks even if it was short lived. Both wife and I got in on it while the link was up. Wife confirmed today the $350 after $500 spend. Should have mine soon, it was sent 2 days after hers. We eat out 3-4 times a week so with the bonus it was perfect timing. Looking forward to 5X on the $150-200 per wk starting tonight. Lol I suppose I could hire a cook for that. Thanks again
Confirmed today when activated $350 with $500 spend.

jjmiller69

My experiences with Chase is the telephone Rep's are very helpful and nice. When I've sent a SM not always the same. In fact some of their SM's were rude when I asked for clarification.

excalibur713

Thank you! Just approved today via reconsideration, confirmed the 35,000 offer. Combined with 67000 UR points from my sapphire preferred, I ought to have something fun to do soon...

tassojunior

After searching thread I found the offer codes for the 35K offer - DV95 and DV9S.

CSR often wants those.