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author2: a double charge on invoice IN-73983499.
Community user author2 says they were double charged for invoice IN-73983499 and, on a Free plan, could not reach support. The amount is not stated.
What happened
- Reported cause
- Unknown
- Incident date
- Date not recorded
- First reported
- 2026-09-09
- Billing outcome
- Request submittedAuthor-reported
- Case progress
- Not established
- Public Cloudflare reply
- Not linked
Latest reported outcome
The author files the post under Refunds. A community MVP links the ticket guide.
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Case timeline
Author reports the disputed charge
Open original sourceThe post gives only the invoice number and says Free plan support is unavailable. A community MVP links a guide to open a ticket.
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