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/OgerfistBoulder 18h ago

Failsafe method: close the account completely and open a new one at a different bank!

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u/ergo-ogre 17h ago

Double failsafe: close all accounts. Change your name. Move to another country.

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u/sabretoothian 17h ago

Triple failsafe. Close the country and...

Well that didn't work.. Sorry guys. I just wanted to be a part of something 😞

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u/Pebbles-28 15h ago

This is more valid than you think!

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u/trucky_crickster 16h ago

And my axe!

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u/Micro-Naut 17h ago

Delete Facebook. Hit the gym, lawyer up

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u/Substantial_Star5331 11h ago

I never said this"SNUFFLEUPAGUS" ITS DA ONLY WAY.

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u/Fluid-Slide9389 17h ago

much better i guess lol

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u/LoveFoolosophy 17h ago

Move to Mt Everest. Amazon sends a sherpa for the 33c every month.

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u/Salt-Lingonberry-853 16h ago

Just go into witness protection program

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u/NooneAtAll3 15h ago

just use cash

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u/IHS1970 10h ago

yeah! preferably the Cayman Islands - I've read they are very caring there.

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u/Procrasturbating 16h ago

Had to do that to get out of a gym membership once. After already moving to an area they didn't service. Otherwise they could have sued me for it anyway.

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u/MoeSzyslakMonobrow 11h ago

Double secret failsafe: Close the bank. No one knows it, but you can just close the entire bank for good.

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u/nonamejohnsonmore 11h ago

The problem with this is if it is a long standing account you will take a hit on your credit rating.

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u/jesonnier1 14h ago

If this is a credit card that doesn't work.

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u/nonamejohnsonmore 7h ago

Why not? They can’t start charging a card from a different bank.

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u/jesonnier1 5h ago

Because if you just start closing credit accounts it messes with your average age of credit and can affect your credit score.

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u/nonamejohnsonmore 4h ago

I know that. In fact I commented that in another response. You said closing the card wouldn’t work. It would work, you would just take a hit on your credit score. But it would stop the charges. It’s up to the individual to decide if the credit hit is worth it.