Windows 10: Unrecognized credit card charge from Microsoft

I do not recognize this charge on my company credit card. I hardly ever use my card. Can someone explain what this charge is for? Or if it might be fraudulent?MICROSOFT#G04532908 MSBILL.INFO WA 24430994126091786086506 5045 $285.00

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An unrecognized charge on my Credit Card

I have a recurring charge on my credit card for $45 "MSFT*E0500KRRU1 8006427676 WA" that I dont recognize. I have a Business Standard 365 account and Visio Subscription which are paid by a different credit card. This charge started in July 2021. Please help

 

An unrecognized charge on my Credit Card

Treat it the same way you would treat any other suspicious charge to your card account: Contact the card issuer.

You know what you buy with your credit card. If you bought something from Microsoft, you would surely know about it.

So if you see a charge from 'Microsoft' on your credit account, and you didn't buy something from Microsoft, what does that tell you?

Could it be that a company that earns billions of dollars legitimately is trying to enrich itself $45 at a time? Or is it more likely that some scammer impersonating Microsoft is looking to see if they found a sucker?

Unfortunately for that scammer, you ain't nobody's sucker.

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P.S. #1: Is it easy for a scammer to pretend they're Microsoft, and put a charge on your card account?

Very. Maybe next week they'll pretend to be Amazon or Home Depot.



P.S. #2: Where did the scammer get your credit card number?

There are millions of card numbers available for sale on the dark web. But a scammer won't know whether they can actually use that number until they try.

 

Credit card charge

Hello, this is Emily.

If you go to your account https://account.live.com Sign in and go to Services & Subscription, do you see anything that matches the charges? If not, click on Order history instead and anything?

Micosoft lists some other scenarios you can explore: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-bil...

If none of the usual reasons apply to the charges you see on your credit card from Microsoft, it's possible that your card has been compromised. This means unauthorized charges may have been made on someone else's Microsoft account using your credit card. In such a scenario, you should contact your credit card company to open a dispute case. Microsoft is unable to directly investigate issues related to someone else's account if you contact their Billing Support directly. However, once a dispute case is initiated by your credit card company, Microsoft can then respond specifically to those claims through the dispute process with the credit card company. This is the appropriate channel to resolve such issues, as it ensures proper verification and handling of the unauthorized charges.