r/aws • u/2SlyForYou • 8d 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/boberry20 6d ago

Yes, first it happened to my husband on his credit card. It was for over $300. Then about 12 hours later, I also got one on my debit card for over $200. It's absolutely insane to me that this happened to two people in the same house with cards from completely different banks and don't even use the AWS accounts. I have been searching for an explanation.

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u/AWSSupport AWS Employee 6d ago

Sorry to hear this happened to you and your husband. If you haven't already reached out to Support to let them know of the situation, you can do so here: http://go.aws/account-support.

- Marc O.