Originally Posted by weifans (Post 29238665)

Happy New Year!
Two of my cards are also locked due to "fraud alert" but I don't have access to my cell number since I'm out of the country. I guess I will wait and call them when I get back to the states in mid Jan. My mailer code is expected to expire Dec 31 2017, I am a bit concerned whether I will be able to use the code. I guess my real question is, should I apply for a new card while having two cards locked? I don't want the "fraud alert" to mess up the new applications. Any data points appreciated. Thanks!

Originally Posted by flyer4512 (Post 29243172)

DP, 65K to 75K match still going. FYI, I did not tell them I received a better offer, I said I saw one


"We have added 10,000 miles to your account to match the offer that you
received. This adjustment will be included in the total monthly mileage
on your statement within 2 billing periods.

Keep in mind that in order to receive the 65,000 bonus miles you need to
have $4,000.00 in purchases by 05/06/18.

Originally Posted by Carl Christensen (Post 29245371)

Did you not try for plus 20k? That's what I was doing when I was using 65k mailers. My last two mailers I've used have been 50k that have been matched +20k

Originally Posted by ohyonghao (Post 29225696)

I've failed that test multiple times and it has been a bit frustrating with them over this "feature".

At the beginning of the year I had switched phones, but did not port numbers. New phones for both my wife and I. Ever since we have had trouble with their phone verification. What happens is they have access to a database that says that this number is connected to you. My Ting phone, and Callcentric phones apparently are not connected to me through their database. They cannot use those to verify me. I don't have any other phones, and a couple times it has been a sticking point for trying to get verified to talk to a representative.

Other methods they might try is calling another CC and verifying you that way. This doesn't always come up as an option, and doesn't always work either as I had gotten my account so stuck nothing worked until they mailed me a code and had me call back in with the PIN.

Hopefully some of that clears up the seemingly insecure ask for a phone number and call you back verification feature.

Originally Posted by gnomey (Post 29246183)

,,, detection mechanism is in their IT system, it is certainly detecting a lot of false positives - and in such a delayed manner

Originally Posted by mia (Post 29246237)

-OR- they are validating that the model correctly approved transactions.

Originally Posted by flyer4512 (Post 29245435)

AFAIK, the 20K match on 65K has been dead for months

Originally Posted by muji (Post 29247054)

The 20k match on 50k offers is still working.

Hopefully the 20K match on 65K is still possible.
Does anyone have additional data points on this?

Originally Posted by NTP9766 (Post 29196417)

I tried to get my 65k/$4k offer matched to "+20k", and each time the CSR replied that there were no known 85k offers. I settled for a 10k match in the end.

Originally Posted by flyer4512 (Post 29247103)

Plenty of failed 65k to 85 K attempts in the past month or 2, read back

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Originally Posted by LWT3 (Post 29246895)

If their models think the transactions are valid, they shouldn't lock the cards and force people to call in.