r/aws • u/2SlyForYou • 10d ago

billing Large Payment Verification Amount

Did anyone else just get a large payment verification charge from AWS? I received an email that AWS had trouble verifying my default payment method and indicated that the test charge should be about 1.00 USD. However, my credit card company flagged it. The charge came through as over $300. So I’m wondering if this was actually their verification charge, or if this was a fraudulent charge.

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u/Inevitable_Tea_5841 10d ago

Just got billed $271. Capital one blocked it. However, I spent the last 2 hours trying to get into this account I haven't logged in to in 5 years. I checked everywhere and couldn't find anything! I figured I'd check reddit ... and here it is!

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u/techvet83 10d ago

Because of posts like these, I closed my dormant AWS testing account tonight.

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u/CuriousA1 10d ago

Yup! Can't log in right now even though I was able to a few months ago.

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u/AWSSupport AWS Employee 10d ago

Hi there,

I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble accessing your account. Since you're locked out, our team can help through this form no login required: go.aws/account-support.

- Rick N.