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corevantaorbit: repeated $1 deductions while the lifetime bill shows $0.

Community user corevantaorbit says multiple $1 deductions keep occurring although the account’s lifetime bill is still $0, and files the post under Refunds.

What happened

Reported cause: Unknown
Incident date: Date not recorded
First reported: 2026-09-28
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 says the forum is not the place for refunds and links the ticket guide.

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Case timeline

2026-09-28
Author reports the disputed charge
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The post repeats one sentence and gives no invoice detail; the total deducted is not stated.

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