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Credit Card Tips & Advice | How to Dispute a Billing Error and Fraud Charges

Checking your credit card billing statement every month is now more important than ever. By doing this regularly, you can protect yourself from possible credit card billing errors and fraud which may impact your financial health and most importantly your credit history.

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For instance, you cancelled your internet subscription but yet was charged for the next billing period. You might have been erroneously charged twice for the last billing period or for a different product or service you did not purchase or subscribe to.

Dispute a Billing Error and Fraud Charges

What is a Billing Error

A billing error is any mistake on a bill that could result in a charge or fee that is incorrectly applied to a consumer’s credit card account.

As a consumer, you are protected by the Fair Credit Billing Act. According to the law, consumers have 60 days after the first bill that states the error to contact the credit card company to dispute the charges.

The Fair Credit Billing Act provides you with certain consumer protection, including the right to dispute the charges and to be notified about the decision or outcome of the investigation.

What Billing Errors Are Covered

  • Federal law limits your responsibility for unauthorized charges to $50;
  • charges that list the wrong date or amount;
  • charges for goods and services you didn’t accept or that weren’t delivered as agreed;
  • math errors (calculation errors);
  • failure to post payments and other credits, like returns;
  • failure to send bills to your current address — assuming the creditor has your change of address, in writing, at least 20 days before the billing period ends; and
  • charges for which you ask for an explanation or written proof of purchase, along with a claimed error or request for clarification.
Billing Error and Fraud Charges

Fraudulent Transactions

This occurs when someone uses your credit card, credit card information, or credit account to make a transaction you didn’t authorize.

This can happen either in person or through online purchases. That is why proper safeguard of credit cards, account and credit card numbers, PINS or security codes, and secure online transactions are a must.

Fraudsters can also perform a transaction without a physical credit card on hand, this is possible if they have your account number, credit card number, PIN, or security code.

Fraudulent transactions in credit cards are treated differently compared to billing errors. For you to take advantage of the $0 liability against a fraudulent transaction on your credit card, you must contact your credit card company within 2 billing cycles.

Federal Law prevents your creditors from charging you for more than $50 in fraudulent transactions. In addition to calling your credit card company to report fraud, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation also recommends that you file a police report.

How to Dispute Credit Card Fraud Transactions and Errors in Billing

1. Consistently Check Your Monthly Credit Card Statement

Before making your payment towards your credit card bill, double check the billing statement and ensure that the charges corresponds to your actual purchases or transactions.

This will help you identify potential fraud and avoid any future unauthorized transactions. This will also help you recognize any potential error in your billing which will enable you to immediately take necessary action by contacting your credit card provider, when and if needed.

2. Contact The Merchant

To verify a transaction, you may contact the merchant to confirm when exactly and how the transaction was performed. You could also ask for some information that can help your credit card company to investigate how the billing error or fraud happened.

3. Call Your Credit Card Provider

To dispute the fraud charges or any billing error against your credit card, you need to contact your credit card company and provide the following information below in order to help them identify the charges and conduct proper investigation:

  • The amount of transaction
  • The date and time of the transaction
  • The Merchant
  • The method of transaction

If this is an error in billing or a potential fraud charges, make sure to provide proof or documentation and offer all relevant information so they can easily decipher the situation and provide you the proper resolution.

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