Academia.edu made an unauthorized charge on my card—how can I get a refund fast?

On March 28, 2026, I noticed that 3,000 TRY (approximately $94) was charged to my VakıfBank card by Academia.edu without my knowledge or consent. Previously, I had only purchased a $1 membership to try it for one month. However, after that, a yearly subscription was activated without any clear notic...

About two months ago, I started a Premium membership on Academia.edu for a small fee. However, the system was set up in a way that did not clearly and transparently disclose that I would later be charged a Premium membership fee of $94. On March 27, 2026, $94 was charged to my credit card without m...

On March 27, 2026, I noticed that a charge of $94 was made to my credit card under the name “Academia” without my knowledge or consent. The transaction appears on my statement as “Academia” and was carried out entirely without my awareness. As soon as I noticed the charge, I contacted my bank and h...

On March 27, 2026, at 1:01 PM, a charge of $94 was made to my Garanti Bank credit card (ending in 1718) by Academia.edu under the name “annual subscription” without my knowledge or consent. I did not request any subscription, make any intentional purchase, or approve any agreement. Although I tried...

On March 21, a charge of $94 was made to my DenizBank credit card by Adademia without my knowledge or consent. The transaction appears to have been processed under invoice number BF89B7D4-0003 associated with the account 2********@tarsus.edu.tr. I was neither informed beforehand nor asked for approv...

About one month ago, I purchased a membership on Academia for $1. However, on March 15, 2026, a charge of $94 was made to my Ziraat Bank debit card under reconciliation number 0195198 without my knowledge or consent. I did not approve this amount, and I do not accept such a high charge being taken f...

About two months ago, I signed up for a free subscription on Academia.edu. Without my knowledge or consent, my account was upgraded to a Premium plan today, and an annual Academia Premium fee of approximately $93 was charged to my QNB bank debit card. I was not shown any approval screen for this ch...

I am writing to file a complaint about an unfair Premium renewal charge and refund refusal on my Academia.edu account registered with the email address “Alpera***[email protected]”. On 5 March, I was charged ₺3000 for a Premium renewal, even though I was not clearly informed about the renewal terms or t...

I am writing this to warn other researchers and students about the deceptive billing practices of Academia.edu. In January, I used a Premium trial only to download six specific research papers. Since then, I have not used any Premium features and have had no intention of continuing the service or pu...

I am an Academia.edu Premium subscriber from Turkey and have been using the service with an original renewal price of 135 TRY. On February 5, 2026, my account was unexpectedly charged 1,500.00 TRY for the Premium renewal, which represents roughly a 1000% increase compared to my previous payment. Acc...

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...