Can anyone explain to me why Amazon is showing up on my bank statements? They have charged me one cent on five occasions. I have never bought anything through them, never had a transaction of any kind. Never gave my bank info to them- what gives?
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Charges of 1 cent are a common method to verify a account exists and charges will be processed. IF you are sure you did not authorize Amazon in any way then you better get to the bank and get this blocked ! The next charge might be for a LOT of money !
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My wife and I have both experienced something similar. A small trivial charge and then days or a week later a several hundred dollar charge. The credit card companies have always fixed it, deleted the charges, and issued a new card but its still a PITA if you have the card number registered with places you DO use..
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If either Amazon or a hacker posing as Amazon can collect 1 cent from millions of accounts then that adds up to a LOT of money.The shortest distance between two points is a circle of infinite diameter.
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Originally posted by darryl View PostCan anyone explain to me why Amazon is showing up on my bank statements? They have charged me one cent on five occasions. I have never bought anything through them, never had a transaction of any kind. Never gave my bank info to them- what gives?
The card issuer actually shut the access down and notified us of the breech. Our card rep said this was someone making a small charge or two to see if the number they had was valid before going big.
Didn't cost us anything, but time and aggravation.I just need one more tool,just one!
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Originally posted by TGTool View PostMy wife and I have both experienced something similar. A small trivial charge and then days or a week later a several hundred dollar charge. The credit card companies have always fixed it, deleted the charges, and issued a new card but its still a PITA if you have the card number registered with places you DO use.*** I always wanted a welding stinger that looked like the north end of a south bound chicken. Often my welds look like somebody pointed the wrong end of a chicken at the joint and squeezed until something came out. Might as well look the part.
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Never mind the conspiracy or fraud theories, it's most often it's just a charge that stays in "pending" and is reversed (I see several per month, but they never appear on my final billing). Just Amazon or others verifying your account when you place an order. If you never use Amazon OR resellers that settle though amazon (not just "amazon) and they STAY on your billing, that a different issue. Just call the CC company or click "dispute"... simple.Last edited by lakeside53; 11-01-2020, 01:53 PM.
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Lock that chit down, you have a hole.
I have never seen this unless its a credit of say .45 and .72 cents. Then they take it back. That has always been a verification thing that I approved of.
You got a hole. Lock that chit down. Easy to do now, harder to do when the account is empty. JR
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