Consumer complaint received 2018-01-01
Company: AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
State: GA
Product: Credit card or prepaid card
Sub-product: General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Getting a credit card
Sub-issue: Card opened as result of identity theft or fraud

Complaint:
XX/XX/XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX PH : XXXX PH : XXXX EM : XXXX  XXXX XXXX  XXXX XXXX  XXXX Date of Birth XX/XX/XXXX SS # : XXXX TO : * Consumer Financial Protection Brueau * Department of Veteran Affairs, Office of the Inspector General XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX PH :. XXXX PH : XXXX EM : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Date of Birth XX/XX/XXXX SS # : XXXX My name is XXXX XXXX XXXX, the 1st time I was contacted by American Express I resided in XXXX, XXXX years prior to me moving here to XXXX, XXXX. When I resided alone from XX/XX/XXXX to XX/XX/XXXX in XXXX XXXX XXXX at XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, American Express contacted me associated with opening a Business Credit Card also associated with my online Merchant Accounts and websites. 
I dont and havent ever had any online or offline American Express Account of any kind, not Personal, Business, nor Veteran, Veteran Organizations, American Legion, XXXX ( XXXX XXXX of America ), Department of Veteran Affairs, State or Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Programs related ; nor associated with Employers, Military Savings or Checking Accounts. Nor American Express Veteran, Military Business, Personal or Educational Credit Cards,  Home Loans, Car Loans, Educational Loans nor Business Loans. Nor have I ever Co-signed for anyone or applied on behalf of another person for such accounts. Nor have I ever authorized anyone to apply for such accounts or Education Loans for me nor any other accounts associated with American Express. Im NOT responsible for payment of such accounts ; not even for my children. Im not and I havent ever been married. 
I paid for my XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Membership while employed at XXXX using my XXXX XXXX XXXX account XXXX my Service Connected XXXX Compensation was also deposited. That was changed to XXXX because I did n't receive my XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Card the bank sent to XXXX XXXX residence on XXXX XXXX in XX/XX/XXXX while I was there. In which both my XXXX salary and Service Connected XXXX Compensation were deposited into my account, no money from XXXX XXXX nor anyone else that was at that residence was given to nor were any of my children there. Nor did XXXX or any other person at that residence ever give me my missing Bank Card not even after I moved out and stayed a month at XXXX XXXX XXXX using my replacement card to pay for my Hotel room. Which is the same account I used to pay for XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX Membership, XXXX XXXX Membership fees, and various online Merchant Account activation related fees. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. Membership # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Membership # XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and XXXX. 
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX * XXXX XXXX changed my {$50.00} a month fees to my XXXX XXXX XXXX account # XXXX. 
XXXX - XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX. 
XXXX : XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX Website XXXX XXXX XXXX Software and website owner, I performed Internet advertising and marketing, to promote this software and website. I worked and marketed from my home XXXX XXXX XXXX in XXXX XXXX XXXX. I purchased XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and was given a website to promote the software on the internet. The XXXX was given a copy of my website owner certificate document submitted to me when I purchased the software marketing program as well copies of my other school transcripts in addition to XXXX XXXX XXXX for example. XXXX, represented the first initials of my children 's names. I was n't ever paid and I 'm still owed the money. Nor did my marketing program have anything to do with any schools, college nor university programs nor did I ever offer or sign any agreement to include it such. Nor did my Software Marketing program have anything to do with any other employers, Department of Family and Children, Military, Veteran Organizations or Food Stamp programs, Section 8 nor XXXX Housing Authority for  example ; only me. I only applied for a job with HUD, Housing Authority in XXXX, XXXX known as the XXXX Housing Authority and I was n't ever hired. 
Thank you, XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation