Point that we are trying to make here is to tell everyone that "sometimes" it can happen to anyone. Dont matter if its the FIRST time or been using for yrs. It can happen at anytime. And once it happens and Chase decides to blacklist you (for x years or lifetime) then its game over with that bank and Chase have alot of cards you can no longer tap into. Search FT and other bloggers sites and you find it happens more times than the one time mention here. (although not widespread yet as Amz just seem to have caught Chase attention just recently). I personally dont want to test Chase as I want to be on their good side for many yrs to come. Of course, the final decision is always your own.

Obviously, not everyone pays attention to the obvious;)

Not sure if this has been answered, but -- this happened to me a couple of times. I found that when I added a linked bank account to the new AP account, the above error message went away.

No need to register, have been using $200 GC for over a year in 2 accounts.

So anyone going out with a bang on AP using Chase Freedom 5% bonus?

I've always been under the impression that amazon payments do not qualify for the 5%...am I wrong?:confused:

I suppose this hardly matters anymore since Amazon payments will no longer be accepting person to person transfers next month, but for those of you who use it for other purchases beware!

My account was hacked, funds were transferred from my amazon payments account into amazon gift cards, which were then used to make purchases to a 'hidden for privacy' address in Indiana. I still don't understand how the address can be hidden. I received an email confirming the order and realised I'd been hacked. I immediately cancelled the order, changed my password and contacted amazon. They are refusing to refund the money from gift cards back into my amazon payments account! So I'm stuck with $480 worth of amazon gift card value that I don't want or need.

You are correct and @chener is mistaken. AP does NOT work for the 5% Chase Freedom bonus on Amazon.

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But it did work for Discover online shopping.

Ouch. Well at least not all is lost. I am sure you can easily spend $480 worth of amazon stuff. Buy a new small TV or something.

Can you buy other Amazon gift cards with the balance (I know you have to use a credit card to buy gift cards for merchants outside Amazon and can't use a gift card balance). One way of burning through that would be for the OP to buy amazon gift cards for Christmas and birthday gifts. Also if the OP knows someone that shops on amazon they could sell them a gift card or offering to order the merchandise on amazon and get reimbursed.

Another option is to use it buy Christmas and other gifts for people.

I would rather get "stuck" with $480 in Amazon gift cards than lose the money altogether. OP was lucky they caught it right away

Sounds like you need to talk to someone else. There was a person in this thread that accidently transferred the money to GCs and they were able to get their money back. I don't see them not refunding your money if it was due to theft.

No, you cannot buy gift cards on amazon with a gift card.

Have been doing a simple A>B since the early days, but considering B>A for $1K today, followed by A>B>A again tomorrow. Essentially risking a guaranteed $2K in October (figuring a shutdown would come only after the B>A transaction), for an extra $1K in September.

Anybody else in this boat? I'll probably go for it. I can always make up the difference with GC's, I suppose (just a bigger PITA).