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28 Apr
Unauthorized charges
OPINION · WHAT · OpenAI
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Other feeds and industry voices
13 May
Dodgy transactions from OPENAI

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m wondering if their research Beta ChatGPT has become sentient and decided it needs an income….</p> <p>I received a burst of 32 transactions

OPINION · HOW · OpenAIOPEN STORY
13 May
OpenAI API auto recharge failing on Indian cards. Anyone found a stable fix?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Facing a strange issue with OpenAI API billing from India. Manual top ups work fine but auto recharge keeps failing across cards.</p> <p>On HDFC,

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
8 Apr
53 Unauthorized Charges and still counting

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1sfjz1x/53_unauthorized_charges_and_still_counting/"> <img alt="53 Unauthorized Charges and still counting"

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
5 May
Warning: Anthropic's "Gift Max" exploit drained €800+, ruined my credit, and got me banned.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Heads up to anyone here using Claude/Anthropic as an alternative. If you have a card saved on their platform, <strong>remove it now.</strong></p>

OPINION · HOW · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
2 Oct
Can everyone who went to DevDay and paid give me some insight into a fraud charge?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>My card was charged $650, the exact amount for DevDay and it was charged under the name OpenAIOPCOL. My ChatGPT subscription shows up as ChatGPT

OPINION · WHO · OpenAIOPEN STORY
25 Mar
Charged Twice for OpenAI Subscription — Annual + Monthly Fee?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hey everyone</p> <p>I’m running into an issue with my OpenAI subscription and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this.</p> <p>I paid

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
2 May
I never gave ChatGTP my email, but now their emailing me?!

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1t1cgye/i_never_gave_chatgtp_my_email_but_now_their/"> <img alt="I never gave ChatGTP my email, but now their

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
19 Oct
Spent ~$7, charged $25?

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1xa8uq3/spent_7_charged_25/"> <img alt="Spent ~$7, charged $25?"

OPINION · WHO · OpenAIOPEN STORY
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