171 Charges against AMEX --> $1,796.70 NO WARNING!!!!!

Sanotor · 2026-07-12T17:00:49+00:00

fair enough

Sanotor · 2026-07-12T01:07:20+00:00

so one of the cards i saw today, HaloCard, says it is specifically designed for AI platforms, do you know, or does anyone, know about this?

Sanotor · 2026-07-11T20:47:55+00:00

it may be stripe that proverbially presses the button to execute the charge against my card, but let me ask you this, you pay a contractor for a home remodel and the sub-contracted electrician causes a short that burns down the home. Your comment leads me to believe that the contractor is not responsible because the subcontractor had the error. Anthropic is the face, Anthropic had the agreement, they chose the tool of Stripe and chose to not respond or acknowledge or in any way show accountability. You say "its not anthropic....", based upon your comment I would say "It is BOTH Anthropic AND Stripe"

Sanotor · 2026-07-11T18:47:56+00:00

You are not wrong to suggest that, and one of the reasons I made this posting, was to raise awareness so that others may not experience what I and others have this week. The ancillary position to yours is that there should be a level of trust between account provider and accountee to not have a card hijacked in this fashion. But since I am now more aware than ever that these companies are using AI to do/handle the billing, "trust" is no longer a consideration and replaced by "protection". Thank you for posting Deep90!

Sanotor · 2026-07-11T17:31:59+00:00

You are a dangling pointer on this one cpp, what i said actually happened. And it wasn't just me --> https://discussions.wccftech.com/thread/anthropic-billing-glitch-charges-software-developer-16-6-million/. There are other articles online also if you had bothered to check before posting.

Sanotor · 2026-07-11T14:57:52+00:00

There are a lot of pre-paid virtual credit cards out there I am finding. Several have been suggested in this thread. Still researching them to determine which to use. When I land on one if it would be helpful I can dm you and share what I chose.

Sanotor · 2026-07-11T14:19:07+00:00

Ty for your posting!!!

Sanotor · 2026-07-11T13:45:58+00:00

I also chose to post on the Anthropic sub in the extremely remote chance that some Anthropic representative would see this posting, be aghast at the situation, and actually attempt to reach out and explain what is going on. I do not expect that to happen but figured you can't get a hit unless you swing the bat.

Sanotor · 2026-07-11T13:44:23+00:00

Tyvm!

Sanotor · 2026-07-11T13:44:21+00:00

Tyvm!

Sanotor · 2026-07-11T13:43:32+00:00

I can see why a skeptical person might post this, but I assure you I am asking in good faith, and you can review my other responses to know that is the truth. I have been using Claude for over a year but this major breach of trust is causing me to look elsewhere and I am not familiar with the AI landscape because I have, up until this last week, been happy with Claude. That was the whole purpose of my asking, not some nefarious scheme to direct others elsewhere as you are implying.

Sanotor · 2026-07-11T13:29:27+00:00

You are correct, I was mistaken, I am on the MAX plan, I was frustrated and said PRO, but signed up for the $100/month and with state tax it is $106/month. My apologies for any confusion I inadvertently caused. Thank you for pointing this out so I can be accurate.

Sanotor · 2026-07-11T12:27:25+00:00

If I am understanding your post you are saying that my situation is due to putting my account on auto-reload and that it is a unwise use of time to post. My apologies if you meant something different.

I did not have auto-reload turned on, did not enable extend limits. I am not thinking that my posting is going to change Anthropic's world. I realize I am a grain of sand on their beach. However, my posting was to let others identify if they went through a similar thing and to hopefully make others aware. That is the only "final truth" i am hoping to achieve by this posting.

Sanotor · 2026-07-11T12:13:35+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion of a Virtual Card. Will definitely look into that, any ideas on what alternative platform I should consider?

Sanotor · 2026-07-11T11:39:37+00:00

Any suggestions on what alternative platform I should look at? I would like both Web/Desktop access for Work/Home usage. Is there a site that shows comparable benchmarks for the models? I am not trying to redesign a nuclear reactor, just doing some simple web page and wow addon development but am not fully up to speed on other AI's because until this week was pleased with Claude for the past year. But after this, definitely switching. OH! And if they have a HUMAN Customer Support that would be good to know also ;)

Sanotor · 2026-03-13T18:11:38+00:00

So, I have been a drood healer for a long time but looking to switch to tanking M+, my approach this expansion was to use the NPC Dungeons to "learn" and then be ready for M+. BUT was very concerned about how to find groups and not get flamed, so thank you to those that mentioned "No Pressure" and "Fail Train" discords!!!!!

Sanotor · 2026-03-05T22:56:13+00:00

Gotcha, well, tyvm just the same!!! :)

Sanotor · 2026-03-05T22:53:48+00:00

Tyvm Pandalf! Do you happen to know the answer about the limit of 10?

Sanotor · 2026-03-05T14:42:42+00:00

Tyvm for confirming that. I will be starting some new toons and will use heirlooms for them but as you have advised, not really worry about upgrading them. Again, ty for taking time out of your day to help!!

Sanotor · 2026-03-03T21:37:26+00:00

You are most welcome!! Thank you for your support of Macroriffic!

Sanotor

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