Anyone else got charged? Payment Started?

[Deceptistar]

I was pretty sure i had been following with any lodestone updates and news but nothing here told me that they were starting payments now. Woke up this morning to find this in my email and i rechecked lodestone if it had been quoted anywhere or they just ninja charged it.

Dear [name],

You gave the provider SQUARE ENIX an Easy Collect authorization on 09/22/2010 09:25:35 AM HST for easy payment of the offer or service 'Square Enix Account Management System'. Your ClickandBuy account has been charged with the following transaction:

Merchant: SQUARE ENIX
Selected service: Square Enix Account Management System
Date: 09/03/2011 02:11:56 AM HST
Selected offer: Square Enix Account Management System
Amount: USD 18.95 <--(my price could be diff. from others cause i have mules)


These expenditures will appear on your next ClickandBuy bill.

Thank you for choosing ClickandBuy.

[viion]

Have no charge here. I dont think they'd just punce it on us because a lot would be insanely pissed as they are just not ready. Must be something else, maybe XI account as they moved to SE ID's now instead of POLID.

[SilvertearRen]

You got swindled by ClickandBuy.

Square Enix did not announce a subscription resumption. My advice, cancel your credit card that's on file with CnB and do not use the service again. There was a forum thread a while ago - a "threadnaught" in EVE terms - that had 500 replies. Here it is: Terrible Payment System

My case with CnB has NOT been resolved, after more than a month - and they have not responded to my attempts at contact.

Click and Buy is NOT trustworthy because it has been proven time and time again that they lack proper customer service capability. Also, CnB is more commonly used for gambling websites, and it has been mentioned that some of CnB's operators are also gamblers themselves.

If this doesn't make things loud and clear, let me say this: Call your bank, tell them to cancel your card. NOW.

CnB is just not worth the trouble at all.

[Roaran]

Why don't you call SE.

[SilvertearRen]

Why don't you call SE.

Others have done so, and were told to contact ClickandBuy. ClickandBuy has not proven diligent at all in servicing its customers.

Seriously, read the thread I linked earlier.

[ChiefCurrahee]

I got charged, but for my FFXI account, not FFXIV

[Catapult]

The only possibility that comes to mind is that you have an XI account that has moved over to your SE account. If this is the case, the charges may be legit - compare them to your XI costs.

If you don't have an XI account, what you are best-off doing depends on what country you live in but in general the following procedure would apply for best outcomes.

- Check your bank balance and recent transactions. You want to ascertain if the charge actually happened or if this was just a glitch email.
- Contact Click&Buy. I know this sounds futile, but you need to at least make a reasonable attempt at resolving the matter personally or it will make things harder down the line. If my memory is correct (and my memory is hazy on this), then their customer service hours may be limited to morning business hours, German time. I'd try then.
- Contact SE through their portal. Same reasons for doing this applies. Use phone if there is an SE office in your country or you have a VOIP phone. If not, use email, although a response will take longer to get.
- If you get an unsatisfactory or no response, contact the UK financial ombudsman. Do NOT sue either company directly. Do NOT make any threats of action yourself other than to say you'll be going to the ombudsman. The ombudsman exists for the purpose of resolving these cases.

Cancelling your credit card may be a wise move, but is ultimately done at your own discretion. If you want to take the risk that they may charge you again, that is of course up to you.

Do your best to remain calm and collected at all times. Having worked in a call centre, I know that the customer who does so is taken much more seriously and people will more likely go out of their way to help you.
The customer who flies of the handle gets treated as a simple whinger and has their calls terminated.
You are looking to dispute an inconsistency in billing, not complain about theft.

[Lauro]

Well SE , is in Big Problems if this "problem" keeps Evolving and since SE ANNOUNCE alredy the game if FREE At the Momen i think the Fault is on Click And Buy

[MariyaShidou]

Quite sure that's FFXI, because FFXI is only automatic monthly while FFXIV has up to 6 months option.

[Picoman]

Damn, had a really good post written up but my connection went wonky.

Anyways pretty much said someone needs to take down C&B and bury them.