refunds taking money from my bank
I requested a refund, which got refunded but now money’s going out of my bank instead of back in
iPhone 8, iOS 14
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Refunds take time to return so the outgoings are probably charges for other purchases.
After you request a refund you'll receive a status update by email within 48 hours. If your request is granted, the money is returned to the payment method you used. The time it takes for the money to appear on your account or statement depends on the payment method:
- Store credit (e.g., Apple ID balance): 48 hours
- Mobile phone billing (payment through your phone service carrier): Up to 60 days
- Other payment methods (e.g., credit/debit card): Up to 30 days for it to appear on a statement.
You can also sign into https://reportaproblem.apple.com to check if the status of your item is "Refunded".
From: 'How long refunds from the App Store or other Apple services take' --> https://support.apple.com/HT210904
If you need to contact Apple about this, click on this link --> https://support.apple.com/choose-country-region/media-services and choose a path that gets assistance from iTunes Store staff.
The support article "If you see 'apple.com/bill' on your billing statement" explains how you can check your iTunes and App Stores purchase history, cancel subscriptions, and track possible sources of unrecognized Apple charges you may see on a bill. These may be purchases by family members if you are an organizer of a Family Sharing group, or possibly a second Apple ID you use. The article also provides a specific link for contacting Apple if you cannot trace the source of charges. Click on this link to read this article âžž https://support.apple.com/HT201382
Other possibilities to consider (not all may apply in your situation):
- Unanticipated amounts may be grouped charges ( https://support.apple.com/HT201359 ).
- Purchases can be made with your ID if your Apple ID is compromised (what to do âžž https://support.apple.com/HT204145 ) or somebody else has access to your device (require purchase password âžž https://support.apple.com/HT204030 ).
- If you only see a charge in emails or texts that are not official Apple receipts, it is likely phishing attempts ( https://support.apple.com/HT204759 ).
- If you are absolutely certain neither you, nor Apple, nor a Family Sharing member can account for a charge and it ONLY appears on a bill for a charge card you alone control, you may have been the victim of card fraud. Contact your financial institution.
- Small amounts of ~$1 may be an authorization hold that will be refunded (pending charge âžž https://support.apple.com/HT201292 ).
If a purchase is listed in your purchase history and you want to ask for a refund, read this document about how to 'Request a refund for apps or content that you bought from Apple' âžž https://support.apple.com/HT204084
or click on this link to proceed directly to 'Report a Problem' for requesting a refund âžž https://reportaproblem.apple.com/?s=6