I am writing regarding an unauthorized payment taken by Academia.edu from my İş Bankası debit card. About one to two years ago, I made only a one-time payment of 500 TL for a trial, and I did not approve or request any automatic renewal or premium membership after that. Despite this, on 6 December ...
I have an existing account on Academia.edu, but I have never started a Premium membership nor upgraded to any paid plan. Despite this, on 11/28/2025, a charge of $88 was made to my Garanti Bank credit card with the description “Academia*Subscription Academia.edu.” I absolutely did not initiate this ...
On November 26 at 17:08, a charge of $88 was taken from my card by Academia.edu without my knowledge or consent. I received no notification about this transaction, and I did not purchase or intentionally approve any membership of any kind. I am a student living on a scholarship in a dormitory. This...
I created an Academia.edu account some time ago, but enough time has passed that I even forgot I had signed up. Despite this, on November 27, 2025, $88 was withdrawn from my bank account without my permission or knowledge. I did not receive any notification email, SMS, or confirmation screen for th...
I thought I had canceled my Academia.edu subscription, but due to misleading navigation on the site, I ended up exiting without successfully completing the cancellation. I canceled again on the renewal day, but my account was blocked, and I was not informed that a payment would still be charged. I r...
After purchasing a trial version from the Academia website on October 7, 2025, I canceled my membership, but an attempt was still made to withdraw money from my account. I canceled my membership again, yet on November 9, 2025, I noticed that ₺3000 had been withdrawn from my bank account. Despite can...
On September 5, 2025, I purchased a trial membership through Academia.edu. One month later, on October 5, 2025, without my knowledge or consent, my account was automatically converted to an annual plan, and ₺3,000 was charged to my registered bank card. I request that Academia.edu promptly refund th...
On 31/08/2025, Academia.edu withdrew 3000₺ from my account without my approval or prior notice. A few months ago, I had started a 30₺ Premium trial just to test the service. However, this new large charge was taken automatically, with no notification, no confirmation, and no added benefits to my mem...
I created a membership on Academia.edu using the free one-month trial. A few days ago, I canceled my subscription to ensure that no payment would be taken. However, on 27/08/2025, my bank card was still charged 3000₺ for a Premium membership. This is not the first time I have faced such an issue wi...
On 07/07/2025, I started a Premium trial on Academia.edu for 30₺, only to test the service. I never enabled automatic payments and did not link my account to any recurring billing. However, today I was shocked to discover that 3000₺ was withdrawn from my Garanti Bank credit card without my approval,...
Today, I discovered that Academia.edu wrongfully withdrew 3000₺ from my Akbank credit card without my approval or knowledge. I never received any email notification, invoice, or warning about this payment. This is the first time such a charge has appeared on my account, and it was made without my co...
On August 20, 2025, I started an Academia Edu membership on a trial basis. However, without my approval or clear notification, a yearly fee of ₺3,000 was charged to my account. I had registered through Google, and the related invoice number is D4VNAH6B-0002. After noticing the charge, I sent two re...
On August 19, 2025, my account was charged ₺3,000 by the education site Academia for a Premium membership that I never approved. I did not receive any prior notification, confirmation request, or approval message regarding this payment. I only discovered the charge when I checked my Kuveyt Türk acco...
I signed up for a monthly trial membership on Academia Edu, but today my account was charged ₺3,000 for an annual subscription without any notification or approval. The payment was processed through online banking. As soon as I noticed this, I contacted Academia Edu both by email and through their c...
On August 15, 2025, an automatic payment of ₺3,000 was withdrawn from my İş Bankası credit card ending in 6995 for the renewal of my Academia.edu Premium membership, linked to the email address e*****@gmail.com**. However, I was never informed in advance about this renewal, nor was I notified of the...
On 14 August 2025, I discovered through my İş Bankası account that 3.000₺ had been automatically withdrawn for the renewal of my Academia.edu membership. When I first subscribed, the membership was offered at a much lower price, and I was never informed of any price increase or renewal terms beforeh...
On 14 August 2025, I signed up for a one-month free Premium membership on Academia.edu. However, without my knowledge or approval, 3.000₺ was withdrawn from my Ziraat Bank credit card for a one-year subscription. At no point was I informed that such a high charge would be applied after the trial, no...
On 26 July 2025, I noticed on my account statement that 3.142₺ had been automatically withdrawn for the renewal of my Academia.edu Premium membership. When I first subscribed, the membership was offered at a much lower price, and I was never informed about any price increase or the upcoming renewal....
I recently created a new membership on Academia.edu, but on 31 July, 3.000₺ was withdrawn from my bank account without any warning or my approval. I canceled the membership the same day and contacted the support team multiple times via email. Previously, there had also been an unauthorized charge of...
I signed up for Academia.edu solely to use the free trial version. However, once the trial period ended, 3.000₺ was withdrawn from my card without any warning or consent. I noticed the charge on the same day, immediately canceled my membership, and reached out to the support team several times. Desp...
I had a one-month membership with Academia.edu, but without my knowledge or consent, a yearly subscription fee of 3.000₺ was withdrawn from my account. I contacted support by email, but they told me that the amount could not be refunded, even though I know other users in similar situations have rece...
I also experienced a similar issue with Academia.edu. Without any prior notice, the platform increased the annual membership fee from 500₺ to 3.000₺ and directly withdrew the amount from my card. I spent a long time exchanging emails with the company, but none of my efforts brought any results. Fina...
I signed up for a trial membership on Academia.edu by paying 30₺, but on 10 July, 3.000₺ was withdrawn from my account without my knowledge or approval. I never received any notification that such a charge would be made, and I would never have agreed to this. Since then, I have been unable to reach ...
