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"&lt;img alt=\"0122-alex-band-amex-getty\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2014/01/22/0122-alex-band-amex-getty-3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Expensive lesson for &lt;strong&gt;The Calling&lt;/strong&gt;'s lead singer ... &lt;strong&gt;American Express&lt;/strong&gt; will go wherever you will go -- especially when you STIFF 'em on tens of THOUSANDS of bucks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TMZ obtained a copy of the lawsuit AMEX filed against &lt;strong&gt;Alex Band&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;#160;... claiming he racked up $30,000 in debt over the last 2 years, and has refused to pay it back. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The financial giant wants its money STAT, and is suing for more than $30K ... to cover the debt and their legal fees.&amp;#160;Band's rep hasn't gotten back to us yet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alex can't buy a break lately -- last year he claimed he was &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/19/alex-band-the-calling-kidnapping-michigan-attack/\"&gt;kidnapped, beaten and robbed by gunmen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; who made off with $1,200."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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