Why am I being charged I have a iPhone but I don’t have apple services

I have a iPhone 8 but I only use the App Store to download free games and sometimes my buy packages from the games I play and App Store is no longer letting me download and also, trying to charge me $10.96! Why is that?

iPhone 8, iOS 16

Posted on Aug 29, 2023 5:23 PM

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Posted on Aug 30, 2023 2:44 PM

As your fellow end users, we cannot access Apple records to check on this. However, start here:


If you see 'apple.com/bill' on your billing statement - Apple Support


The most important part of that article is "View your purchase history." If Apple does NOT show a record of the charges in your history, it is very possible that scammers have gained access to your credit card or bank number and are pretending to be Apple. It happened to us.


If that is the case, only your CARD ISSUER or BANK can remedy it.


If Apple’s purchase history shows the purchase, continue with the instructions in that article. 


Note when reviewing purchases Apple have recorded: If you are using Family Sharing, make sure you set the "Apple ID" box to the "All" option:



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Aug 30, 2023 2:44 PM in response to tuwanna1977

As your fellow end users, we cannot access Apple records to check on this. However, start here:


If you see 'apple.com/bill' on your billing statement - Apple Support


The most important part of that article is "View your purchase history." If Apple does NOT show a record of the charges in your history, it is very possible that scammers have gained access to your credit card or bank number and are pretending to be Apple. It happened to us.


If that is the case, only your CARD ISSUER or BANK can remedy it.


If Apple’s purchase history shows the purchase, continue with the instructions in that article. 


Note when reviewing purchases Apple have recorded: If you are using Family Sharing, make sure you set the "Apple ID" box to the "All" option:



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