Subscription Traps Leave Consumers Paying Fees on Cards They Cannot Cancel
Merchants silently convert one-time purchases into recurring charges then become unreachable, while card issuers refuse to cancel the compromised card number as long as any recurring relationship exists. Consumers have no binding mechanism to force card cancellation or stop specific merchant charges, leaving them paying fees on cards they can no longer control. The gap between merchant agreement enforcement and card cancellation rights traps consumers in indefinite fee cycles.
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