Serious problems with content IDs

[Kraggy]

So I have three POL IDs linked to one SE Account. On all three there are no unused Content IDs yet today each one of them is offering Create Character, yet my SE Account shows none of them have a spare ID to which a new character can be attached.

Further, when logging into one account I got a message telling there was a content ID not linked to a 'handle', I have no idea what a 'handle' is but it suggested linking to the account I was logging in to so I accepted that .. to get another message telling me the Contnet ID was already linked to EIGHT handles.

On one account with 5 IDs all in use, the character select screen shows TEN purchased, but my SE account shows only 5 are active. On one account there is 1 active and FIVE purchased, but again the SE account shows only 1 active, same with the third account with 1 active but allegedly FIVE paid.

WTF is a 'handle'? I have only three accounts, hoe can it be linked to EIGHT of these handles?

Why am I being offered the option of creating characters for which there is no spare ID to create it on?

Everything was fine when I logged off last night and my systems didn't download any patch today.

I suspect this is a Royal screw-up due to SE's 'welcome back' campaign but the 'handle' error causes me serious concerns about whether at some point I'll not be able to log in .. when told it was already linked to EIGHT I couldn't get past till I selected an account and I had no damned idea what the hell the 'handle' was and what I was supposed to be doing with it.

I hope to God I'm not about to be charged for the five per account that allegedly I have purchased and are available for character creation, but most definitely haven't purchased.