Hi @Carol Greek
Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum
Regarding your issue, I’m really sorry you’re going through this. I understand how upsetting and stressful it can be to discover unexpected and unauthorized charges on your account, especially when they occur multiple times.
Before contacting Microsoft Support, I recommend checking the following places first, as most Microsoft charges can be identified this way:
- Check your Microsoft account purchase history
Sign in to any Microsoft account you may have used (personal, work, or older email addresses) and review your billing details here: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2246882
Please check:
- Order history
- Subscriptions & recurring billing
- Payment methods
This will usually show whether the charge is related to a subscription (such as Microsoft 365, OneDrive, Xbox, or another service) or an auto‑renewal.
For more details, please refer to: How to investigate a billing charge from Microsoft
- Check your email for Microsoft billing receipts
- Search your inbox and spam folder for emails from Microsoft related to billing or receipts around. These emails often confirm what the charge was for.
- Consider shared or linked accounts
- If your payment card has ever been used on another Microsoft account (for example, a family member’s account or an old account you no longer actively use), the charge may appear there instead.
- Contact Microsoft support
If after checking all of the above you still cannot find the source of the charge, the next step would be to contact Microsoft Support directly, as they can look up the transaction using the charge date, amount, and payment details:
- Go to: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/home/contact
- Type your issue in the search box.
- Select Get help
- Scroll down to find Contact Support
- Choose a product or service
- Select a product category
- You can choose to chat with a support agent in your web browser
Important Note: The Chat support team only works at certain work times, (Monday to Friday: 9am to 6pm. Saturday and Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) so if the last window says you are not available, try to open it again the next day. If you prefer phone support, you can leave a phone number. That way, they can call you and help you.
As a forum moderator, I don’t have the authority to process refunds or access your account as we don’t have access to the detailed system needed to troubleshoot this effectively due to privacy and security constraints. To quickly resolve this the most effective step is to contact Microsoft support. Only they have the ability to help with your issue.
Hopefully it will help work with your issue and if you have any other questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask.
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