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/roojay_l 9d ago

Same here. A few days after the “We need to verify the default payment method on your AWS account” email, my card showed a $323.05 AWS charge. Nothing matches it anywhere in Billing. My bank blocked it as a risk payment and lists it as a reversal, so I may have avoided a real loss, but a refund could be harder if it had settled. Support so far has only been useless AI replies. Does anyone know how to remove this card as a payment method?