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Unknown Microsoft charge

Aria Stephanus 20 Reputation points
2026-05-11T16:09:20.13+00:00

Hi,

I am receiving a monthly charge of £11.52 when the only billing charge should be £10.99 including VAT for my PC game pass.

It always shows on my bank statements as msft* and followed by a string of letters and numbers which change monthly but is always £11.52.

It states on my bank there are no merchant details available and i should directly contact the merchant.

Please tell me why I'm being charged.

Kind regards,

Aria Stephanus

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | Other | Other
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DaveM121 891K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-05-11T16:43:20.3266667+00:00

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This forum is just a user to user forum, no-one here has any account access, if you are sure no-one else has access to your banking details, using any Microsoft account you may have, try using the steps they provide on this link to find out what that payment was for.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/how-to-investigate-a-billing-charge-from-microsoft-398c5328-364c-d5e4-ea8f-f5ad60562a93

Then use the steps they provide on this link to cancel whatever that payment was for and get a refund.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/how-to-get-a-refund-on-a-microsoft-subscription-67dca30b-b323-44d5-acc2-e02f9902c472

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If you are still unable to resolve that payment problem, you will need to contact Microsoft Support directly, try using this method to contact their support.

Go to this link: https://support.microsoft.com/contactus

Select Microsoft 365

Click 'Get Home Support'.

In the box provided, type billing.

Press Enter, then on the next page, scroll down and click 'Sign in to Contact Support'.

Navigate to Microsoft 365 and Office - Manage my Subscription.

Select the 'Chat with support agent in web browser' option

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