topic $0.15 Charges in Mobile Apps & Services

$0.15 Charges

Dave1955 — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 13:46:39 GMT

Hi. We have two $0.15 charges to our credit card: one from Samsung USA and one from Samsung Electronics. We have not purchased anything through our Samsung account.
What are these charges?
Thanks.

Re: $0.15 Charges

Glenntech — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:23:41 GMT

Probably best off asking in the U.S community. Unless it's some subscription charge or similar

U.S community link
https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Samsung-Community/ct-p/us

Re: $0.15 Charges

Krisalex79 — Wed, 11 May 2022 06:30:52 GMT

these are validation charges. some shady person got your Credit card, and makes microcharges to validate it. Report possible credit card theft to your credit card company.

Re: $0.15 Charges

PwiZe — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:10:23 GMT

Hey guys if you are recently seeing a pending charge in your bank account, DO NOT WORRY you are not getting hacked or scammed it is a process of verifying the registration of any new credit/debit card to your Samsung account as stated in the agreement. Heres 2 screenshots.

Re: $0.15 Charges

SMSNG_User_4444 — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 01:38:12 GMT

I was on Reddit and saw someone asking a similar question, something about SAMSUNG charging the person £0.15 when they linked their card, that it was pending at the moment of the post, and that it was supposed to be free. Upon Checking the comments section of that post someone said "You will get the 15 cents back. They charge it to make sure it's legit, and then give it back." It makes sense, it's not unheard of for businesses to do this sort of thing.

PS - I've added a screenshot containing a somewhat related side note for those who wish to REMOVE their debit/credit card(s) and cancel subscriptions.

Re: $0.15 Charges

Julez1 — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 17:53:42 GMT

My charge has been there almost 2 weeks now . So now they have done it the 2nd time and added another charge for 15 cents. I haven't authorized either 1 I'm getting tired of it.

Re: $0.15 Charges

12345b — Thu, 09 May 2024 16:39:19 GMT

They should be upfront about this...got several cards canceled due to charges I did NOT MAKE.!!!

Re: $0.15 Charges

12345b — Thu, 09 May 2024 16:42:28 GMT

They do verify but NONE charge for it like Samsung. There is nowhere that says they are charging 15 cents.

Re: $0.15 Charges

Foxed1960 — Tue, 14 May 2024 06:33:39 GMT

I've been charged £0.15p in the UK, also no idea why. Small charges from multiple people add up and go unquestioned. Is this a scam?

Re: Re: $0.15 Charges

darkhokage — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 10:18:18 GMT

Ah yes you're right I added a card recently

Re: $0.15 Charges

D12342 — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 22:27:36 GMT

I have the same problem too... And have not purchased anything

Re: $0.15 Charges

furbeethedog — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 22:40:26 GMT

I signed up for AMC Plus through my TV which is a Samsung and I just got charged 8.99 I had already been charged $0.15 last week took me a half hour to realize it's AMC Plus that I'm being billed for and since it was through the TV it's coming through with Samsung

Re: $0.15 Charges

Brian1969 — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 10:28:02 GMT

I recently did the same thing. I got hacked and then added a virtual card and added that to the wallet. Freaked me out that I thought I was hacked again. Thanks for this it'll help me sleep tonight. I don't think I'll add the new one.

Re: $0.15 Charges

ThievesRUs — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:59:07 GMT

They did the same thing to me. If you call them at 800-726-7864 they will tell you that this charge is simply to authenticate the card & the funds should be returned on the card on the next billing cycle (whatever that means). So, now we wait, I guess. SamsungUSA socks for this very reason! Any company that takes away money without their consent is a bunch of thieves! If we did that, we'd go to jail for fraud!

Re: $0.15 Charges

ExcelRN7 — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 01:12:15 GMT

Many thanks for this! I just noticed this same thing on my Military credit union account and was puzzled.

Re: $0.15 Charges

DC805 — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:14:37 GMT

TRUE, THIS CHARGE MAKES SENSE NOW, AS I RECENTLY ADDED MY CARD TO MY SAMSUNG WALLET. THANKS 👍 4 HELP