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Unauthorized domain charge

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    ronniej52 · Member · Jan 16, 2025 at 8:31 pm
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    I haven’t used wordpress services for many years. My bank account was charged for a domain renewal that I didn’t authorize.

    I have tried to find a way to contact WordPress about the charge to no avail. None of their support features offer a way to contact them.

    Is there a solution to my problem?

    Self-declared URL: http://onethirdacre.wordpress.com
    Jetpack: Unknown
    WP.com: Unknown

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to moderators and staff)

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    dikshaasingh · Staff · Jan 20, 2025 at 9:57 am
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    Hi @ronniej52,

    Did you receive any communication on the domain name from wpchrg.wordpress.com? Or do you know of any domains you’ve purchased on WordPress.com? Do you own any other sites besides http://onethirdacre.wordpress.com, or have any other email addresses that might be associated with another WordPress.com account?

    Also note you can use the contact option to contact the billing team directly for help with this.

    Thank you

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    staartmees · Member · Jan 20, 2025 at 10:18 am
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    Before accusing people, first check that charge at https://wpchrg.wordpress.com/. If you still want to cancel, you can and must do this yourself at https://wordpress.com/me/purchases

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    dragstor · Member · Jan 22, 2025 at 10:08 pm
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    Hey, @ronniej52!

    I haven’t used wordpress services for many years. My bank account was charged for a domain renewal that I didn’t authorize.

    I have tried to find a way to contact WordPress about the charge to no avail. None of their support features offer a way to contact them.

    Is there a solution to my problem?

    That doesn’t sound good!

    Would you mind sharing the domain name here so we can check it?

    If you’d instead not share it, feel free to check the WHOIS details, where you can see the domain’s registrar: https://www.whois.com/whois.

    If the domain WHOIS data shows “Automattic” as a Registrar, the domain is registered with us, and we can help.

    💡 Here’s an example of a WHOIS query for a domain registered with WordPress.com:

    • https://www.whois.com/whois/dragstortest.blog
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