JTI*TWITCHTV SUB SRVCS CA

First seen March 10, 2015. Last updated on October 28, 2024.

The credit card charge JTI*TWITCHTV SUB SRVCS CA was first submitted to our database on March 10, 2015. It has been flagged as suspicious by our users.

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Merchant JTI*TwitchTV Sub Srvcs (edit)
Website Twitch.tv (edit)
Phone 425-477-9093 (edit)
Category Live Streaming Platform (edit)
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What people are saying...

MARY MEADS on February 25, 2016

WAS CHARGE ON MY DEBIT CARD ON 02/22/2016 FOR 4.99 DID NOT AUTH. THE CHARGE. PLEASE CANCEL ANY FUTURE CHARGES.

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A. Augustyn on May 19, 2016

Have been charged on credit card a fee that has never been authorized. Reported to credit card company & an investigation was done with a letter sent to me saying the fraudulent investigation has been resolved. But again , I get a charge on my card. This is BS.

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Charles on July 04, 2017

This charge appeared on my card in January 2017 and has been on every month since then, I have tried to have my credit card company stop it, they seem to be unable to do it. I had no idea who these people are and have never ordered anything from them or authorized that they access my card. There are so many complaints on line I believe that these people are responsible and this is just theft.

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Bob on January 03, 2019

I just found 15 charges on my buisness debit card for 24.99. The first charge was smaller of 4.99. Going to the bank now to resolve this.

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Jacob on January 04, 2019

Same as Bob, 14 charges for 24.99 US. Calling Credit Card now.

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Scammed on November 07, 2019

8 charges totalling 150$ - all Fraud!

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Larry on February 24, 2020

Have had many charges to my account and have told my bank they were not authorized. Issue me a new card and the they show up again even though I did not use my card anywhere. Bank told me visa is giving them access to my account. Either way I now have to shut down my account and reopen a new one to stop this. What a pain. Bank can't block the charges so now I have to change everything.

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Rita on August 19, 2020

August 18, 2020 Was charged 5.65 four times for one app. Called the number to resolve and get a refund to find out, by answering their questions, I subscribed to a completely new product. I've called the bank to dispute the charges, but was told, since I authorized the charges, they cannot be removed. I told them to dispute it any way because I only authorized one charge. Now I have 4 extra charges. When I tried calling the company back, no one answers and all you get it ads. I may have to close out my account and do the same as Charles.

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David on November 09, 2020

I had 8 charges totalling over $600 on my debit card and had no idea what twitch was! Still dealing with the bank.

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ROODGER MAYES on January 04, 2021

THEY SCAMMED ME OUT OF $1300. THERE IS ALWAYS a PAY BACK SOMEDAY. IT IS NOT WHAT YOU KNOW..._____________________,BUT WHO YOU KNOW. it IS SO NICE TO HAVE CLOSE FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES.....CAN WE SAY FBI? i WOULD NOT WAT THAT FINE ORGANIZATION GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY. THATS WHEN THE OFF WITH YOUR HEAD COMES IN.

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Debra Connor on February 19, 2021

I have 4 charges on my credit card statement I called the company and they try and get you to go through an automated system to supposedly "cancel" whatever the is but it asked for all your information again and then says " will u b using a credit or debit card I freaked out I spent 15 minutes arguing with the Indian rep to which he hung up on me I'm on the phone now with the credit card now

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Debra Connor on February 19, 2021

SCAM SCAM SCAM THIS SO CALLED COMPANY IS A SCAM I DIDN'T AUTHORIZE THESE CHARGES WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY TRIED TO SCAM ME AGAIN SAYING I HAD TO verify MY INFO WITH THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM IN ORDER TO CANCEL STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M CANCELLING BUT AFTER VERIFYING MY INFO UP TO THE POINT WHERE THEY ASK IF I WOULD BE USING A DEBIT OR CREDIT CARD I FREAKED OUT THEN A PERSON GOT BACK ON AND SAID IF I DIDN'T FOLLOW THROUGH WITH AUTOMATIC SYSTEM I COULDN'T CANCEL AGAIN STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M CANCELLING I FLIPPED OUT AND HE HUNG UP ON ME BUT SILVER LINING MY CREDIT CARD CO IS TAKEN CARE OF IT AND ORDERED A NEW CARD AND DISPUTED THE TRANSACTIONS (4) $5.40 SO A PAIN IN THE REAR FOR SURE TOTAL SCAMMERS! BEWARE!!

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Betty on July 14, 2021

Discovered three charges on my debit card 7/10/2021 ! Never heard of that company nor authorized any payments. Ordering new debit card, bank will resolve the issue.

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Jeff on July 14, 2021 on July 14, 2021

Discovered 4 charges on against my bank account. Never heard of this company prior and did not authorize payment. Bank disputing and returning funds to account. Also getting new debit cards.

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Jessica on July 15, 2021

Found 5 charges on my bank account today. all small charges but all back to back. Reporting them now.

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Chilly on August 08, 2021

Did it for my Great grandson one time, they later came back (5 days later) and charged me $14 unauthorized. Called credit card and disputed and stopped future charges, Go Discover!!!!!

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Sindy on August 27, 2021

A charge showed up on my account for 21.72 that I did not authorize. I called number for them and it’s discounted. After reading comments posted I am changing banks and canceling on cards associated with bank. I can’t believe that they haven’t been stopped.

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Mike on October 19, 2021

I noticed that there was a charge attempt for over $300 on my credit card last month. Thankfully my card didn't let it go through but now I see another attempt. No clue who they are and for sure never ordered it.

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Alvin, W. Joiner on November 17, 2021

I believe a skimmer was placed in the Chase Bank drive-through cash machine, located at 4 corners Chase Bank in Maple Valley, WA. This cash machine is the only place I have used my debit card.

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Alvin, W. Joiner on November 17, 2021

Also, received 6 charges on my statement yesterday from JTI*TWITCHTV SUB SRVCS CA. 5 charges for a dollar and change, then one additional charge for four dollars and change. Please, someone put these derelict Apes in a cage, so we can poke and spit on them.

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Robert C Baker on January 17, 2022

I have subscribed to some twitch streamers, but now a charge of $24.95, which I do not know what it is and never authorized this monthly charge, getting states attorney general involved

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R L M on March 02, 2022

I GOT A $274.45 CHARGE ON MY CARD MARCH 1,2022 NEVER HEARD OF THIS COMPANY OR WHERE IT CAME FROM. WHEN YOUR 75 AND LIVE ON SS SURE DON,T NEED THIS.

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R L M on March 02, 2022

was charged 274.45 march 1st don,t know what or where it came from

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j e on May 27, 2022

5/26/2022 4 charges @19.95 1 charge @64.40 never have been on twitch and

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A Caraveo on June 04, 2022

A fraudulent charge of $1 was posted to my account at 5:14am this morning. Although the bank flagged it without being notified, the bank was also NOT planning to tell me about it. I only know because I set up charge alerts for any amount $1 and above. The bank should always notify a customer when their account has been compromised.

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ARLENE on June 07, 2022

they b i lled m y credit card 4 times in a row-how did t hey get m y in form ation ? scam for sure, ///

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Rob on June 12, 2022

Just got charged 4 times of a little more than a dollar per charge, I think whoever the scammer is is testing the waters to do even bigger charges later. Calling my bank and getting a new card

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John Smith on June 17, 2022

I had charges totalling 169.58 CAD in a single day to "TWITCH +14254779093, CA" and "JTI*TWITCHTV SUB SRVCS 425-4779093, CA". I reported it to my bank, and changed my credit card. I live in Canada BTW.

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Maria Baca on July 06, 2022

I have charged 5 times $5.51 on 6-13-22 by Twitch 18007467287 and Jti*Twitch Sub Srvcs 425-477-9093 CA. I reported to my bank. This is a fraud.

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Katie on October 21, 2022

Saw this charge on my Girl Scouts account this month with a card that I have not used since July (and only used twice to make a donation and to pay for an activity). Reported to the bank and they closed the card. They said the company sets this up as a recurring charge so they would keep getting it every month. ABSOLUTE FRAUD!

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Wild scallion on December 18, 2022

I know that TwitchTV is an online gaming platform. Many people have accounts where others can view them playing a specific game. They can earn money through doing this. People buy subscriptions and different things. The only thing I can figure is that I noticed it is linked to Amazon in some way. I’m not exactly sure how or why. I did have a twitch account, but I never put any payment information in it. I never actually used it except to watch one person play an online video game, which is free. No personal information or payment information was ever submitted. So, I have no idea how they got my debit card. I noticed when I did delete the account with twitch, they had a thing showing that it was somehow linked to my Amazon account, which I have no idea how that was even possible.

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Jen on January 03, 2023

My parents had 3 charges totaling $17 from a debit card on their check statement. They do not use the card and none of us have ever heard of twitchtv. We canceled the card and will dispute the charges. We don’t know how they got the card information.

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Judi on January 24, 2023

Just got a charge of 3.99 on my debit card as a recurring payment from this source. I disputed the charge and blocked the credit card. Don't know if that will help since it is a recurring payment. I will have to call the bank and stop recurring payments also.

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Owlissa on April 01, 2023

3/30/23 card was charged 79.99 got declined than same time another charge for 19.99 bank declined and a third for 7.05. I didn’t authorize any of them. Thankfully the bank didn’t process them but now the hassle of getting anew card.

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Non-Profit Scammed on May 22, 2023

May 22, 2023. On May 6th, Bill Payment TwitchTV / JTI*TWITCHTV SUB SRVCS SAN FRANCISC CAUS Card #0164, charged $21.00 - 17 times to our non-profit account. We NEVER use this card for purchases and do not know how or why someone would try and steal from us this way... but it did. So far it has been impossible to contact the company but will dispute the charges through our bank. hopefully we can receive reimbursement.

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James F Rudell JR on June 09, 2023

Jun 2023. Several small ($1.00 / $1.40) charges were made to our CC account. I contacted the CC company and reported the fraud. We don't have any JTI*TITCHTV SUB SRVCS account and never had. No idea how our card was compromised. We use it for everything and now I'll spend some "quality time" getting all our accounts updated. KEEP a close eye on all your financial accounts! I do and caught this immediately.

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Denise on June 12, 2023

Saw 3 charges on my acct 2 for 21.15 & 1 for $7.95. Never authorized these charges & have never heard of Twitch TV. Called bank & did a fraudulent dispute. Had to close my debit card. Bank did have a phone number for twitch. I called the number but recording directed me to their website.

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MISS GILLIAN CLARK on June 18, 2023

I have 1x$3 in March 2023 and again in June 2023,(2x$5.29 and (16x$7), take from my Truist bank, all on 16 June 2023.I have blocked my card with with the bank. But I want action to be taken with my bank and the company, JTI*TWITCHTV SUB SRVCS CA ?

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Charles D Smith on July 01, 2023

What the hell is going on? Why are y’all taking $21 out of my account you don’t have permission I never have a account with y’all.

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R.L. on July 11, 2023

Just got off the phone with the bank. Had 16 of these charges pending on my debit account

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Timothy E Hauenstein on July 18, 2023

found 3 charges on my debit card, non were authorized by us. Scam!!!!!!

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Kelley on August 18, 2023

Found this on my debit card, caught it while still pending. it's Fraud, beware, everyone!

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SHARRON PERRY on August 19, 2023

Found this on my credit card, did not authorize these 3 charges. Contacted bank.

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T. Be Determined on August 21, 2023

I found 2 pending charges for 1 dollar on my Bank Card account. I notified my bank about fraud.

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Barbara on August 22, 2023

Received a fraud alert from my bank today for JTI*TWITCHTV SUB SRVCS for $1.00 so I replied that "N" I didn't recognize it. Talked to customer service and while talking looked up JTI*TWITCHTV SUB SRVCS. It's a scam alright. If you see it, call your bank right away. I hate this stuff but fortunately my bank caught it.

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Paige on September 03, 2023

Just got fraud charge totaling $43.00 reported to bank and had to get a new card after 4 years of the same one. BS

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Spudz on September 09, 2023

I use lock-it to keep my cards locked until ready to use… It stopped this… But how do card companies even let this fraudulent merchant exist? Regions Card xxxx: LockIt has blocked a transaction in the amount of $1.00 from JTI*TWITCHTV SUB SRVCS 425-4779093 CA.

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Concerned on September 19, 2023

Someone charged a recurring fee of $49.90 to my debit card for TWITCH on 9/1/2023. Thank God I immediately received a fraud alert text message.

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MsProsecutor on September 20, 2023

Had three unauthorized charges of 64.40 all at the same time and date on my debit card which I have never used! My bank sent me an alert about suspicious activity but paid the charges anyway! I closed out that card--which I never wanted in the first place--and disputed the charges. Am now waiting for the bank to put the money back in my account. Why can't these people be shut down?

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%*&!ed off on September 23, 2023

I have never even heard of this before, but somehow they managed to charge my account $64.40 so I had to go to the back and cancel my card and get a new one and they had to fill out fraud paperwork and it could take 5 - 10 business days to even get my money back.....so angry that there are people out there that are taking others hard earned money so easily. 😡😡😡

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Mrs. Hamness on September 27, 2023

Just found a $378 from Jti*TwitchTV Sub Srvcs Pos on 09/27/2023. We do not do any live streaming or any gaming, which after some research a charge like this would be for. This was charged on my business acct card. My bank is filing as fraudulent activity.

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Priyad on September 29, 2023

Scammers they had charged from my debit card unlawfully

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Susana De Alba on October 12, 2023

Scammers they had charged from my debit card unlawfully

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Nunya on November 01, 2023

I was charged twice and then the charges were reversed by the company. Then they attempted to do a larger charge over $100, and my bank denied it. I called the bank today, and disputed the charges. My bank canceled my debit card and now I have to wait on a new one. And redo all my auto payments. What a pain!

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Amanda on November 03, 2023

Showed up this morning I had to look up what twitch even was. Ugh that was my last 20 in my account and I needed it for gas.

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Nancy on November 04, 2023

was just charged a $4.99 charge on my debit card. Had no idea what TWITCH even was ugggg.

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Pam on November 17, 2023

I chatted with a lady and was telling her I want to cancel. She told me I would need to pay $5 to fill out a form. STUPID!!

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Theresa on November 27, 2023

Charged me and I had to lock and replace my debit card. Annoying. God I wish these losers would get a job.

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wendy De La Torre on November 29, 2023

unknown charge to my debit account

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David Tucker on December 05, 2023

JTI*TWITCHTV SUB SRVCS CA not authorized

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Annony on December 17, 2023

Got a charge on twitch but I don’t use twitch…I don’t even know what it is

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Caden D. on December 29, 2023

Just got an email alert saying a charge of $139 and some change was declined thank God (my account was already drained by me post payday lol. Yeah definitely is a wierd scam for sure. Have to get a new card once again...

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Jim LaRoche on December 29, 2023

Got a notification from my credit union, they blocked a suspicious transaction. Luckily, they contacted me right away. DO NOT DEAL WITH THESE SCUMBAGS!!! Notify whoever can deal with this properly. I'm getting into that as soon as I finish this post.

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Davide on January 05, 2024

Twitch +14254779093 Mi sta continuando a Continuando a richiedere addebiti Mi ha già fatto 4 prelievi Svotandomi il conto E continua a inviarmi altri

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LAW on January 21, 2024

I happened to check my account 1/21/24 and had a charge of $14.00 for POS DEBIT TWITCH +14254779093 CA. I called Chase Bank and they cancelled my card and are reversing the charge. There was also a $1.00 charge pending but Chase caught this as fraud and credited the $1.00 back automatically. I did a search on Twitch to see what in the world it is and found this helpful site. I also called the number about for Twitch and got a recording.

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Barbara a on January 25, 2024

Had a bogus charge from twitch TV for $19.95 appear as a charge to my debit card. I never ordered it. Chase is following up on the charge.

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rea pro on January 28, 2024

Never knew the twicth thing but on Jan. 26, 2024 the thing charged me $1 that was refunded the same day. Called bank to replace card right away. However, the following day, on Jan. 27, 2024, the same charge happened again on the card just ordered and yet to arrive in a week!!!

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VGopa on January 30, 2024

Happened to check my bank acct and saw $1 charge then $1 credit then $7 charge and $7 charge again. I don’t have Twitch acct. Its fake charge and calling Chase and reporting fraud.

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Eric on January 30, 2024

Same thing today for me as comment above. $1 charge and returned. Then a 7.19 charge.

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Eric again on January 30, 2024

Noticed “Gemini was connected to account” is everyone here into crypto????

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noname on January 30, 2024

isn't twitch tv part of amazon? I canceled the card, changed passwords and checked pc for spyware (but found nothing). if people are experiencing similar 7 dollar charges there was a data breach somewhere, otherwise how did they get our bank card numbers.

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Gary Hallas on January 31, 2024

On my Chase accout shown today. Date Jan 31, 2024 at 10:23 AM ET Merchant JTI*TWITCHTV SUB SRV Amount $1.00

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Angelica on January 31, 2024

Why am I being charged from y’all? Wtf is a twitch damn . Stop charging my card !!

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aaa on February 03, 2024

Fraud Transction with my Chase Debit card: JTI*TWITCHTV SUB SRVCS 425-4779093 CA

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Yup! on February 05, 2024

Just got charged $39.90. Called it in. Be careful out there.

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Joon on February 05, 2024

Fraud Transction with my Chase Business Debit card: POS DEBIT JTI*TWITCHTV SUB SRVCS 425-4779093 CA

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Kim on February 06, 2024

I too have Chase and noticed the $1 authorization and “credit”. I immediately called Chase and reported the fraud and canceled that card. I hate these scammers.

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Lucas on February 08, 2024

Got a charge for 19.95 and chase blocked it as a fraud charge so I cancelled and ordered a new card, however I am still getting charged the same amount once again even before receiving my new card.

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sloan1040p on February 09, 2024

Attempted $1 charge declined on credit union credit card. Not sure what triggered my account.

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franca ciardelli on February 11, 2024

io non ho nessun tipo di contratto con questo sito (TWITCH) avendo trovato addebito sulla mia carta. pretendo il rimborso di euro 7,95 quello che mi è stato tolto. Attendo notizie.

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ADAM on February 12, 2024 on February 12, 2024

Just this morning received a $19.95 charge from JTI*TWITCHTV SUB SRVCS 425-4779093 CA plus another $1.00!!! Luckily the bank caught the unauthorized charge and cancelled my card; however, I am an o-t-r truck driver and just left earlier this morning - now without a card! I NOTICED QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTANTS ABOVE ALL HAVE THE SAME 'CHASE' BANK (as do I)!! This seems a little strange to me. Maybe something we should look into!

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Georgia85 on February 16, 2024

Thank goodness I receive alerts for all purchases on my Visa. I received a text this evening for a $1 charge from JTI*TWITCHTV SUB SERVICES which I know nothing about. I immediately turn my card off and then call the bank. I'm not affiliated with Chase like I've heard others mention. Looks like this company has been doing the same scam for nearly 10 years.

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Glenn D Johnson on February 21, 2024

I did not subscribe for these charges. Please term nurse and cancel

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Not_DIS_Time_BUSTA_24 on March 01, 2024

Jti*twitchtv Sub Srvcs, w/phone #425-477-9093, CA, appeared on my TD bank DEBIT card flag as a "test" charge of 0.00. I never use my Debit card for this purpose, and don't have TWITCH. I chk 4 skimmers, use complex p.w., use mult-auth methods, hv private VPN, RFID-everything, doesn't seem to matter. Now canceling my cards....AGAIN.

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C SHUTE on March 26, 2024

THIS FRAUDLANT AND I HAVE REPORTED YOU TO MY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

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troy wilkinson on April 10, 2024

they have fraudulently charged my card for the last 5 months for 5.35. Tried to cancel but all they wanted was another cc to process the cancelation. Truly a scam and i will report further.

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ali on April 10, 2024

mi hanno rubato soldi da mio conto senza la mia autorizzazione su twitch qualcuno sa aiutarmi grazie

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Bryan on June 05, 2024

checked this morning saw charge for $1.00 then a credit for $1.00 for JTI*TWITCHTV SUB SERVICES I do not have twitch and never will, reported as fraud and canceled card

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Jim Evans on July 13, 2024

POS DEBIT TWITCH +14254779093 CA

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Christine Crawford on July 13, 2024

I was charged $1.00 and then $19.95 two times on my business account. No clue what this company is. I will be contacting my bank.

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Charles G Ayres on August 04, 2024

I received an unauthorized charge on my Visa 8-4-2024. I'm calling to cancel the charge

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Rebecca Garcia on October 08, 2024

I have no idea how they got access to my account. There is no way to resolve other than dispute with bank which I did.

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Someone Wise on October 28, 2024

To those in the comments, Twitch dot TV is a livestreaming service where people can perform live things like music or art or gameplay on-camera for ad revenue. Another way they make money is through "tips" and "cheers" - small amounts of money that viewers decide to pay to them one-time. For a face-to-face comparison, imagine you pass by a busker performing, whether playing music or being a living statue or something else, and they have a hat on the ground with money in it. "Tipping" or "cheering" is like the Twitch TV equivalent of throwing money into that hat. The other option is "subs" - subscriptions - which are like "memberships" on YouTube - you pay a set amount of money at the same time each month to support the streamer you like, and get access to new emoji-type things specific to them as well as no longer seeing ads on their channel. You can also gift subs to others who like the same streamer. To those seeing these sudden charges who did not authorize them - if it's a recurring monthly charge (or you suspect it may end up being), you will have to actually ask your bank to NOT hand the new card numbers to merchants you've got a subscription to. This happens with fraudulent charges to Twitch as well as other services like Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, etc - anything set to repeat every month. It's meant to be a convenient thing, for when your old card expires and you get a new one so you don't have to go around to all your streaming services and other subscriptions putting the new one in. But when you're trying to shake fraudulent charges off your back, it becomes a hassle instead. I'm certain a fair number of you have simply had your card information leaked, but... To anyone with children, grandchildren, etc. - have they ever talked to you about Twitch? Have they ever been on a computer where your card details were saved in the browser so you didn't have to type them out again? Do they like watching people playing videogames? The culprits may live under the same roof as you - though their understanding of and guilt over what they did may vary. I specifically noticed one person going by Chilly in earlier comments who mentioned they did a Twitch purchase for their grandson one time and then were hit with a $14 charge 5 days later. To Chilly, I think that you may have left a little too much power in your great-grandson's hands with that first purchase. My guess would be that the browser saved your credit card numbers and when your G.G.S. saw that the numbers were already there when he wanted to throw more money at a cool person... his understanding of money and right vs. wrong might not have been fully formed yet, and he clicked to cheer or tip more (or even subscribe) without knowing the consequences.

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