800-824-9289 / 8008249289

Almost certainly a fake number. I'm guessing they will ask you for your account information when you call. Then, that information will be on the street and being used to buy stuff before you start your next sentence. Always call the number on the back of your card, or go directly to www.americanexpress.comI noticed that there are some posts on here saying "100% legit number". Those are nearly certainly from the "ring" who is responsible for the attempted fraud.

I got this call three times in a row on my work number. It has to be a fake number, I don't even have an AMEX card!! Come on, wake up people, how many legit credit card companies would ask you to call a number back and punch in your card numbers? Might as well give them all your banking numbers, and send your birth certificates and passports as well..

Despite the people implying otherwise, it is legit. The same number was displayed on my account web page. But I do suggest calling back the number on back of card either way.

I've had a prepaid phone for all of 48 hours when these weirdos called me. No number disclosure anywhere online and maybe 4-5 friends had this number, with none of them working for telemarketing or posting it anywhere.Anyway, I get a call from them on the FOURTH OF JULY, AT SIX IN THE MORNING. And then they have the courtesy to not say anything into the phone, either.What gives?

800 824-9289 is not a fraud. that is Amex number of their fraud department. i receieved a call from that number saying that i have a suspicious activity and they asked to call back. i called back the number on the back of my card and confirmed with Amex that 800 824-9289 is not a fraud.

Got a call on my cell phone from the number- ignored it as I didn't recognize the number. Got the automated message in a voicemail regarding a fraud alert. I called the number on the BACK OF THE CARD and they did verify that it WAS American Express that had called originally regarding a questionable charge (which I DID in fact make). So, YES THIS NUMBER AND MESSAGE ARE LEGITIMATE. However, I still recommend always calling the number on the back of whatever credit card is in question, not some ambiguous 800 number that you don't know.

Got an email from AMEX when I started my new job a few weeks ago and disregarded it until now... My caller ID at work showed up as a 612 area code(this is a common area code for my location in the Twin Cities). This number called 4 times at my WORK phone and left repeated automated voicemails asking to call back an 800# to verify recent charges on my account. I don't own an AMEX card, let alone a credit card of any kind. I called back the 800 number and the lady said I probably received the message incorrectly and that it was meant for a different employee, but the message was probably sent to a general mailbox which somehow ended up at mine? Does not sound legit to me, they asked for my CC# a few times before I even talked to someone. Press # to talk to op right away.

I received one of these calls/texts and rather than calling the number they left, I called American Express directly. There were no alerts on my account and no charge had been attempted.

Confirming others on this thread: This is a legit number for American Express. I started to make an international purchase in Australia yesterday and received possible fraud alert messages first via text message, then cell phone call and call to my land line, and to top it all off, an email message. My online transaction was initially blocked but after confirming the purchase as legit (with a text message response) it went through immediately. The number certainly could be used for scam purposes but in my case it was genuine.

I got a fraud alert from this number and called it. I do not have an AMEX account, and so my concern was that a fraudulent account had been created in my name. The FIRST thing the rep asked me for was my full SSN. Not my name or my phone number. When I refused to provide it, rep said she was escalating the issue and I'd get a call back. She did not transfer me, she just terminated the call ASAP once I declined to provide SSN. Scam.