Originally Posted by MSD

AMEX will approve any chargeback unless the voice of God tells them not to, and even then they'll ask him for two forms of I.D. If enough people file chargebacks or complain about a store, their merchant account is at risk of cancellation (if you've ever seen somewhere that accepts all but one major card, they probably got complaints for having a minimum amount for charge purchases.)

You'll get your money back, and it wouldn,t hurt to call your state attorney general and file a complaint. I know that our AG in CT acts like he's been appointed by God to wage a holy war on shady businesses, yours will at least look at the evidence and try to bring charges against a company that is so blatantly committing hundreds of counts of fraud and wire fraud.

While we,re on the subject of fraud, you might want to put an alert on your credit rating; if you do with one bureau, they will contact the other two with the alert as required by federal law.

Let us know how it turns out.