I have this card (AE Delta Gold) with no additional card/user on my account. I called this morning to see if I can get 2500 miles per addtional card but CSR said it is not available for my account. May be I will try again later.

Amazing promo. Got approved. Card to be here in 10 days. Let us see on activation. Good job OP

parksh69 said:The OP is exactly right!
I received the card today, called to activate, and the CSR mentioned the offer of 2500 miles per person I add. Interestingly, when I asked if I can add more than five people and still get 2500 miles per each of those people, her answer was yes. She even said I can add more people later and get miles, as far as I call them today.
This is a little different from what OP posted, so I'll call them later to find out!
Thanks OP! Great deal! I think 10 is the most people you can dd on a AMEX small business card, wonder about personal?

gnat said:does adding authorized users tie your credit reports to theirs, assuming you never give them the cards and/or just cut them up when they arrive to your billing address?

YES it can tie your credit report to theirs! AMEX is know for reporting on authorized user's credit reports.

Credit card issuers that report additional "Authorized User" cards on the credit reports of additional cardholders

They DONT need the persons SSN to report on their credit report. Thats a common myth. And adding "imaginary" people or pets to obtain cards IS credit card fraud (in case some of you care).

PLEASE folks (I know theres a lot of college age readers here wanting free airline tix), dont just go copycat this deal and add people as authorized users bc you know their DOB to milk a deal! Understand what you are doing!

Ok, I called the customer service number on the back of the card to add more people. The CSR wasn't sure what is the maximum number of people I can add getting the miles. She said she would leave a note under my account to make sure I get the miles for the additional people. At this point, however, you also need SSNs of the people you want to add. When activating the card, you don't need SSNs. Just names and DOB are all you need, as OP posted.

gnat said:
Does it work the other way around? If I add authorized users who have really bad credit, will that 'pull backwards' because they are an AU, and affect my credit score? My guess is that it won't. Any answers? IT CAN. Its not supposed to, but does happen.

Even though the person may never get the card, and you may cancel the authorized user card after getting the points, it can STILL remain on their report and YOU will never know (since you cant SEE their report.) THEN, say they file BK in the neat future, and the atty or self-help place assiting them with the BK papers sees this account, they will likely include this account in the BK. That CAN transfer onto your report.

The last thing IN THE WORLD you want to do is mix your credit report with friends or family members who are irresponsible. And you cant predict today
who may be irresponsible tomorrow.

gnat said:
Gotta think about it and decide whether it's worth the minimal risk for Delta Skymiles.

Minimal Risk? A BK on your credit report for adding a deadbeat as an authorized user for 2500 miles? thats one of the most foolish responses Ive seen in this forum.

you are linking several people's credit together and have no way of ensuring the account is no longer on THEIR reports. And you dont have any control over the financial actions these people take in the future.

Say you add your mom, dad, 2 friends and girlfriend. You never give these people cards, or even TELL them you added them - but now this ONE account is reporting on ALL your reports. You then close all the AU cards after getting the miles - but the accounts are STILL reported on all the AU credit reports (whether they are being reported as "open or closed" you will NEVER know unless these people tell you.).

5 years from now, one of the long-departed friends files BK. This account still shows "open" on his report, so its listed in the BK papers and wiped out. AMEX then updates EVERYONE with a BK notation. Mom, Dad, you, the other friend, and the GF. It is NOT a simple matter to remove a BK from credit reports, and you will likely find out "by surprise" several years from now (probably when you were applying for an important loan). Not all these people are going to pull "privacyguard" everyday to check their credit, and all for 2500 Skymiles per person?

Ridiculous.

re-read what I wrote about the "removing users" strategy and why it wont help.

I can just picture the thread in the future when someone comes crying for help bc they did this to get 2500 miles.

:nods: looks like 10k points for me....gf and brother aren't entirely reliable. gracias

you dont need to keep the credit card open once the miles are in your FF account. You can prevent miles in your FF account from expiring by adding or spending (ie taking flights, partner bonus offers, or spending points like miles for magazines).