Payment taken by Microsoft for another account

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Payment taken by Microsoft for another account

richard elliott 0

Payment taken by Microsoft for another account that does not belong to me

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Answer 1

Hi @richard elliott

I understand how concerning it must be to see a Microsoft payment for an account that does not belong to you.

Since community members cannot access Microsoft’s billing system or identify the account associated with a charge, please contact Microsoft Billing Support privately:

Go to Contact Microsoft Support.
Select Show expanded list of products.
Choose Office > Get Home support.
Type live chat in the search box, then select Get Help > Contact Support.
Under Ask our Support Assistant, type “Talk to live chat agent”, then select Contact Support.
Under Products & Services, select Microsoft 365 and Office.
Choose Billing and Account Profile Question, then select Chat with a support agent via web browser.

If you cannot sign in to the account connected to the payment, you may sign in with another Microsoft account to access the support options.

If the payment was unauthorized, please also contact your bank or card provider to secure the payment method and prevent further charges.

Please note that this is a user-to-user support forum. Moderators, contributors including external Microsoft employees cannot directly intervene in Microsoft product features or access back-end systems. Our role is limited to providing technical guidance on reported issues, requests, or ideas only.

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Answer 2

Open Manage your payments, sign in with each Microsoft account you may have used, select the unrecognized charge, and choose Investigate to identify the purchase and account associated with it. ^1^

1. Investigate the charge

Go to Manage your payments.
Sign in and select Investigate beside the charge.
Repeat this with any other Microsoft accounts you use, including accounts created with Outlook, Hotmail, Live, or another email address.
Check whether a family member or someone with access to the card made the purchase.

Possible explanations include recurring billing, a family member’s purchase, a previously declined payment being retried, or an in-app purchase. ^1^

2. If the subscription appears under an account you control

Cancel it from the Microsoft 365 services page:

Go to Microsoft 365 Services & subscriptions.
Select Manage and then Cancel or Upgrade or Cancel.
Complete the cancellation prompts.
Check the displayed refund eligibility. Cancellation is required before Microsoft can determine eligibility, but cancellation does not always result in a refund. [^2^](https://support.microsoft.com/accounts-billing/subscriptions/[Subscription ID] "How to get a refund on a Microsoft subscription | Microsoft Support")

If Turn on recurring billing appears instead, the subscription is already set to expire and should not renew.

3. If the charge belongs to an account you cannot access

Contact Microsoft Support:

Enter Unrecognized Microsoft billing charge.
Select Get Help.
If the automated guidance does not resolve it, select Contact Support.
Choose the billing or Microsoft 365 subscription category and use the available chat or callback option.

Have the transaction date, amount, currency, statement description, and card’s last four digits available. Do not post those details publicly.

4. Protect the payment method

If neither Microsoft’s investigation nor billing support can connect the payment to an account you recognize, contact the bank or card provider immediately. Report the payment information as potentially compromised, ask it to stop further charges, dispute the transaction, and determine whether the card should be replaced. Microsoft specifically warns that disputing only the existing charge may not prevent additional fraudulent payments. ^1^

If the payment was actually collected by Apple, Google Play, Amazon, or another retailer, cancellation and refund must be handled by that retailer rather than Microsoft. [^3^](https://support.microsoft.com/accounts-billing/subscriptions/[Subscription ID] "Manage your Microsoft 365 subscription purchased through a third party | Microsoft Support")

References

How to investigate a billing charge from Microsoft | Microsoft Support
[How to get a refund on a Microsoft subscription | Microsoft Support](https://support.microsoft.com/accounts-billing/subscriptions/[Subscription ID])
[Manage your Microsoft 365 subscription purchased through a third party | Microsoft Support](https://support.microsoft.com/accounts-billing/subscriptions/[Subscription ID])