Consumer complaint received 2022-08-10
Product: Credit card or prepaid card — General-purpose credit card or charge card
Issue: Problem with a purchase shown on your statement — Credit card company isn't resolving a dispute about a purchase on your statement
Company: AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY (DE)

I made payment on an account that is now closed. I'm requesting all payments made under my SSN. Reason is attached as well. 

Im requesting a full refund. The obligation again has already been paid by the United States. Please send check to address on this letter.

Pursuant to 15 U.S.C 1681a ( 2 ) ( B ) any authorization or approval of a specific extension of credit directly or by the issuer of a credit card or similar device Should be excluded from a consumer report. The definition of a credit card under 15 usc 1681 is the same as it is under 15 usc 1602 ( 1 ) which is the term credit card means any card, plate, coupon book or other credit device existing for the purpose of obtaining, money, property, labor, or services on credit. Notice, congress said ANY card. The credit card is my social security card. This is the credit card I used to originate every consumer credit transaction below. They should be removed from my consumer report pursuant to 15 usc 1681a ( 2 ) ( B ). I am demanding that you remove these Transactions from my report immediately as they are a violation of my rights as a federally Protected consumer under title 15 chapter 41.

15 U.S. Code 1666d - Treatment of credit balances Whenever a credit balance in excess of {$1.00} is created in connection with a consumer credit transaction thro

ugh ( 1 ) transmittal of funds to a creditor in excess of the total balance due on an account, ( 2 ) rebates of unearned finance charges or insurance premiums, or ( 3 ) amounts otherwise owed to or held for the benefit of an obligor, the creditor shall ( A ) credit the amount of the credit balance to the consumers account ; ( B ) refund any part of the amount of the remaining credit balance, upon request of the consumer ; and ( C ) make a good faith effort to refund to the consumer by cash, check, or money order any part of the amount of the credit balance remaining in the account for more than six months, except that no further action is required in any case in which the consumers current location is not known by the creditor and can not be traced through the consumers last known address or telephone number.

18 U.S. Code 8 - Obligation or other security of the United States defined The term obligation or other security of the United States includes all bonds, certificates of indebtedness, national bank currency , Federal Reserve notes, Federal Reserve bank notes, coupons, United States notes, Treasury notes, gold certificates, silver certificates, fractional notes, certificates of deposit, bills, checks, or drafts for money, drawn by or upon authorized officers of the United States, stamps and other representatives of value, of whatever denomination, issued under any Act of Congress, and canceled United States stamps.

Im requesting a full refund. The obligation again has already been paid by the United States. Please send check to address on this letter. 


Sincerely, XXXX