Credit card fraud dispute window expires before refund discovered
A traveler charged for a rental service they never received discovered the charge months later while filing taxes, past the credit card dispute window. Both the booking platform and rental company deflected responsibility, leaving no recourse. Consumers routinely miss time-limited dispute windows for charges they don't notice immediately.
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