I found dozens of recurring charges on my credit card. I had been wasting $1,600 a year on subscriptions I didn't even use.

"At the beginning of the year, I looked more closely at one particular statement than I had before. I was shocked by the number of transactions I didn't recognize. They turned out to be subscriptions. My 17-year-old daughter told me that she'd been offered a special deal at the Verizon store: access to Apple Music for up to six people for $10 a month. She was desperate to take advantage of the promotion and said the streaming service had an amazing selection of songs."

"I Googled to find that Uxeton was a gaming website and Sportelx was a sports news service. I'd been a victim of fraud on several occasions, and assumed it had happened again. Then, I looked over the rest of the bill and saw payments of $29.99 to ESPN New York, $14.99 to Canva, and $11.95 to Audiobookstore.com. As far as I was concerned, neither my husband, kids, nor I had used"

I worried about large monthly credit card bills and examined a Mastercard statement covering Nov 11–Dec 12, 2025. I found many unrecognized transactions and assumed fraud. My 17-year-old daughter had been offered a Verizon promotion for Apple Music family access for $10 a month but I declined because we have Spotify. The bill showed charges to unfamiliar merchants, including Uxeton, Sportelx, ESPN New York, Canva, and Audiobookstore.com. I Googled unfamiliar names and learned some were gaming or sports services. The unexpected subscription charges suggested either unauthorized sign-ups or family members enrolling in promotions.

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