UPDATE 8/22: I received my $200 pre-paid card AND my $25 gift card from this deal! So it’s legit! An awesome way to use a credit card for online purchases!

Here’s a pretty nice deal from American Express! Whenever you ORDER AN AMERICAN EXPRESS® PREPAID CARD, LOAD $200 OR MORE AT THE TIME OF ORDER, AND RECEIVE A COMPLIMENTARY $25 GIFT CARD. This would be a great idea to sign up for if:

• Planning to travel and don’t want to carry a large amount of cash
• Pay bills or purchase online without having to worry about identity theft
• Have freebies or deals you’d get but don’t want to use a credit card online
• Budgeting your finances and want to avoid overspending and credit card fee

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*Full Offer Details… ORDER AN AMERICAN EXPRESS® PREPAID CARD, LOAD $200 OR MORE AT THE TIME OF ORDER, AND RECEIVE A COMPLIMENTARY $25 GIFT CARD. Offer Ends June 30, 2012. Limit one (1) offer per Card. After qualifying for this offer, please allow 6 weeks for the $25 Gift Card to be mailed to the Card purchaser. That means you’re basically scoring $25 completely FREE just for ordering a safer, fee-free alternative payment method that’s loaded with the amount of money you can afford… not bad!