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VZSilent
Newcomer
2 days ago

Charged $ For “EA Help?”

This stared when i tried to purchase a sims 4 expansion pack, it said my payment had failed when i knew everything was right. I go to check my account details and i was charged 3 time for something called “Electronic Arts HelpEA.com”

I don’t know what caused this and how to fix it i made a dispute but i want to understand how this even happened/why

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  • jpkarlsen's avatar
    jpkarlsen
    Hero (Retired)
    2 days ago

    VZSilent 

    EA does a $1 test charge which is then reversed. Is that what you see? Notice that if you make a dispute through your bank instead of EA help they may permanently close your account.

  • EA_Solaire's avatar
    EA_Solaire
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    2 days ago

    Hey there VZSilent 

    This sounds like a pre-authorization charge- These are temporary transactions we use to verify the payment information. These will be refunded to you automatically within seven business days.

    For your failed payment, you can try the following steps:

    • Use a different payment method
    • Make sure your billing details in the EA app match the billing details for your card
    • Remove and re-add your payment method from your account
    • Make sure the location on your account matches your real location

    If you still have issues once you've run through these steps, we'll need the live support team to investigate into this a bit further, as we don't have access to review your account details here on the forums. Live support can look into your account and see what's causing this transaction to get stuck, you can contact the team by submitting a help request on the site here

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