There is a link for the Amex Platinum card offering a bonus of 100,000 Membership Rewards [OFFER EXPIRED] with a reasonable amount of minimum spend. The link shows up for everyone and you do not have to be targeted to apply. If you have your eye on an American Express Platinum card and have not had this version before, now is a great time to apply.
Here is the link (no longer working) which was posted on this reddit thread. See bottom of post on how to find the 100K welcome bonus.
If you are interested in the Amex Platinum card but this is not the right time to apply, you might still be able to find links offering an 100,000 welcome bonus at another time. Some people receive targeted offers of 100,000 all the time so for them this might not be a big deal. There are sometimes nontargeted links with an 100K welcome bonus found online but they are hit or miss and you have to use an incognito browser (sometimes with multiple attempts) to get these offers to show up.
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Update: The link is no longer working. Here are some options for those that want to apply for an Amex Platinum card:
1) Hope to get targeted either by mail or check Cardmatch for 100K.
2) You might be able to find 100K by searching in incognito browser for American Express here.
3) Apply for the public offer which has been increased to 65,000 points. Terms Apply.
Just to clarify… You mentioned a minimum spending requirement of $1000 but the ad you posted days $3000. It’s still an inviting option except for that $450 annual fee.
Hi Tami, Thanks for catching that-it should be $3,000 in 3 months. Although the fee credits help offset the annual feee, it is still high and not right for everyone. For now I would rather focus on other cards that earn Membership Rewards with no annual fee the first year.
I did apply and was approved for this offer. If an attractive Ameriprise Amex Platinum offer comes along – do you think I would be able to get it? I mean – with Amex ‘once in a lifetime’ bonuses now? Or would it be considered different enough that ‘once in a lifetime bonus’ rule wouldn’t apply?
It is considered a different product so you should still be able to get the Ameriprise Amex welcome bonus. The Mercedes Benz versions is also a different product so you might want to apply for that one eventually as well.
I cancelled my Amex Platinum card last Dec. It has been 6 months. If I applied Ameriprise $0 introductory fee, will I get approved?
Thanks.
No way to know for sure but you will likely get approved provided there have not been any negative changes to your credit history and income.
SCAM! I met the spending requirements, and my bonus was awarded. Immediately after the three months were up, the bonus was removed from my account with no warning. Amex claimed that gift card purchases did not count towards the minimum spending requirement; this is listed NOWHERE in their T&Cs. I offered to spend more towards the requirement, but they said the promotional period was over and the bonus was gone forever. AVOID!