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Anthropic customer faces unauthorized charges and account suspension

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A user reported a frustrating customer service experience with Anthropic, detailing unauthorized charges and account suspension. The user discovered unexpected fees totaling nearly 800 EUR due to a setting being changed to unlimited usage, which Anthropic later confirmed was caused by infostealer malware stealing login sessions. Despite Anthropic's confirmation of the issue and a promise to refund extra charges, the user's account was suspended, and they struggled to get a resolution from customer support. AI

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RANK_REASON User-reported issue with a commercial AI product's customer service and billing.

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Anthropic customer faces unauthorized charges and account suspension

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