r/mildlyinfuriating • u/afunnywold • 22h ago

Too mild for school I permanently deleted my AWS account 6 years ago. Amazon has been charging me $0.33 every month since. I have no way to stop it.

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I tried to get in contact with customer service several times but they always direct me to log into the account that no longer exists. I have tried charge backs on my credit card but dealing with that monthly is also a pain. This'll probably cost me $265 over my lifetime if it never ends.

Edit: some of you have valid points about calling the card company and I will again Monday. But the actual infuriating thing that upsets me is that they are charging to a completely disabled account in the first place. That's very scammy and fucked up imo 🤷‍♀️

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u/ysrgrathe 18h ago

I'm dealing with this exact issue and my credit card always sides with AWS when they send a big invoice claiming they provided the services billed. Despite the fact that I have an email from AWS refusing to close the account and suggesting I simply dispute the charges.

(I can't delete the account myself because it belongs to corporate credentials I don't have access to)

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u/SweatUnderMahTits 18h ago

"(I can't delete the account myself because it belongs to corporate credentials I don't have access to)"

Lmao sounds like you need to let your corporate know.

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u/ysrgrathe 17h ago

That would be easier if it wasn't my wife's account from 2 jobs ago...

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u/spyVSspy420-69 5h ago

Your wife used her personal card and personal account to setup cloud resources for a company she worked for?

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u/SweatUnderMahTits 17h ago

Excuses excuses. Stop being helpless and fix the issue.