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charge for Azure, and did not sign for it-please remove

Answer 1

Hello Frann H,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A forum.

We understand that you’re seeing Azure charges you didn’t sign up for and want them removed. Let’s walk through a few things you can do right now and then I’ll ask some questions to dig deeper.

What you can try:

1. Identify the subscription
   • In the Azure portal go to Subscriptions and see if there’s an active subscription (for example, a free trial that converted to pay-as-you-go).
   • If you find one you never intended to keep, you can cancel it.
2. Review what you’re being charged for
   • Go to Cost Management + Billing > Cost Management > Cost analysis.
   • Select your subscription, choose the date range, then switch to Cost by service (and Table view) to see which services generated the fees.
3. Cancel or delete unwanted resources
   • Under your subscription’s Resources blade, delete any VMs, disks, networking, etc., you don’t need. An empty subscription won’t incur compute or storage charges.
   • If you have a support plan, go to Cost Management + Billing > Recurring charges, find the plan, and turn off auto-renewal.
4. Cancel the subscription if needed
   • If you want to stop all charges, go to the subscription’s Overview page and hit Cancel subscription. That ensures no further services can run or bill.
5. Open a billing support request
   • If you believe the charge is fraudulent or in error, in the portal go to Help + support > New support request, choose Billing, and request a refund or investigation kindly check below documentation. How to create an Azure support request - Azure portal | Microsoft Learn

Reference list:

• Track and analyze charges: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/quick-acm-cost-analysis

• Cancel an Azure subscription: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/cancel-azure-subscription

• Prevent unwanted charges (delete resources & disable renewal): https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cost-management-billing/understand/plan-manage-costs#prevent-unwanted-charges

• Understand your bill and invoice details: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cost-management-billing/understand/review-individual-bill

Hope this helps! Let us know if you have any questions.

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Answer 2

Unexpected Azure charges cannot be removed directly from here because subscription- and payment-specific actions require secure account access.

To investigate and stop the charges:

1. Check what the charge is for
   • Sign in to the Microsoft account dashboard and go to the Manage your payments page.
   • Select the unexpected charge and choose Investigate. This helps identify whether it is an Azure subscription, another Microsoft subscription, or a purchase.
2. Check for active Azure subscriptions and cancel them
   • Sign in to the Azure portal and review active subscriptions and resources.
   • If there is an unwanted Azure subscription, follow the steps in Cancel your Azure subscription to stop future billing. After cancellation, Azure closes the current billing cycle within up to 72 hours and issues a final bill for any usage already incurred.
3. Prevent further Azure charges
   • In the Azure portal, go to the subscription’s Resources list and delete any resources so the subscription becomes an empty container with no ongoing usage charges.
   • If there is an Azure Support plan, go to Cost Management + Billing → Recurring charges and turn off auto-renewal, or cancel the support plan from All Billing Subscription so it does not renew.
4. If the charge is not recognized or the account may be compromised
   • Use the Investigate flow on the Manage your payments page to confirm whether the charge is tied to the correct Microsoft account or may be due to someone else using the card.
   • If the wrong Microsoft account was used or the charge is still not recognized, continue through the investigation and support options provided there.
5. Request billing help or refund
   • For Azure-specific billing disputes (for example, fraudulent or unintended Azure usage), create a free billing support request from the Azure portal so the billing team can review the charge and determine whether any credit or refund is possible.

Note: Cancelling an Azure subscription or support plan stops future renewals and usage but does not automatically remove already-posted charges. Final invoices are generated at the end of the billing cycle, and support plans are billed for the rest of the month with no prorated refund.

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References:

• Plan to manage Azure costs
• Cancel and delete your Azure subscription
• Tutorial: Review your individual Azure subscription bill
• How to investigate a billing charge from Microsoft
• Unable to cancel your Microsoft subscription
• investigate a billing charge - Microsoft Q&A
• Fraud Charges - Microsoft Q&A
• Have been billed multiple times on multiple charge cards for renewal - Microsoft Q&A
• Can I speak to someone? -- Billing issues - Microsoft Q&A
• I need help with bill waiver on my subscription but cannot open a support ticket. - Microsoft Q&A