Bank statement charge
What is the crownbill.com charge on my bank statement?
Who charged you
Crownbill billing platform of Tecom Ltd, Cyprus
crownbill.com is Crownbill, a billing platform run by Tecom Ltd in Cyprus that takes payments for subscription websites, including adult-content sites, so the site's name does not show. Most charges are a monthly membership, a trial that has run out, or a renewal, and some were bought by another person with your card.
How it can show on a statement
crownbill.comcrownbill.com [phone number]
Find out what it was
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Look in your inbox and spam folder for a Crownbill receipt or the exact amount; the receipt names the website and the product you paid for.
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Look for the Crownbill purchase confirmation email, which sets out the trial period and when it turns into a monthly membership.
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Think back to any cancellation: if you accepted a discount offer on the way, the subscription carried on and renews at the regular price.
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Check what you, or anyone using your card, signed up for about a month before the charge date.
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Ask whoever else can reach the card, in person or through a saved browser, whether they subscribed to a site around that date.
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Still a charge you did not agree to? File your complaint here. We write it with you and send it to Crownbill, so you do not have to chase it yourself.
Not in any of your accounts? If nobody in your household made it, someone else may have used your card details. Your card issuer can stop the card, so the charges do not continue.
Why does it say “crownbill.com”?
Crownbill calls itself an intermediary platform. A site that uses it sends you to Crownbill's payment form, and Crownbill bills the card and runs the subscription, while outside payment firms process the money itself. The website's name is left off the statement by design, its FAQ explains, and crownbill.com appears in its place, followed by a number; the payment form shows this wording before you pay.
Tecom Ltd, the Cyprus company that runs Crownbill, also operates an adult-content video subscription site that offers Crownbill at checkout. Each purchase should bring an email receipt that names the website and the product, which is the quickest way to tie the line to a site.
Why you might see this charge
- Automatic renewal of a monthly subscription to an adult-content video site or another site that bills through Crownbill.
- A trial that became a monthly membership once the trial period ran out without a cancellation.
- A discount accepted while cancelling, which some sites offer: the subscription stays on and renews at the regular price after the discounted month.
- A cancellation that was never finished: the steps can pass a question about why you are leaving and a discount offer before the final Cancel subscription button.
- A subscription someone else in the home started with your card, or with a browser that has it saved.
Is crownbill.com legit?
Crownbill is a real billing platform: its operator Tecom Ltd is registered in Cyprus (HE 365144) at the Limassol address on Crownbill's site, so a crownbill.com line is normally a real subscription payment. The trial and renewal terms are set by the site you joined, and on some sites the cancel steps include a discount offer before the final one, so a genuine charge can still be unexpected.
Someone may send a text or email under the Crownbill name to get card details; a real Crownbill receipt names the site and the product instead. Look the charge up in the receipts you already hold rather than through a link sent to you.
What people told us about charges from Crownbill
2 complaints about Crownbill on Complain.biz are about a charge.
My bank statement shows a charge from “crownbill.com”.
Complaint Against Crownbill – Unauthorized Charge and Failed Subscription Cancellation
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Questions about crownbill.com
What is Crownbill used for?
Websites use Crownbill to take subscription payments without their own name on your statement. It is run by Tecom Ltd in Cyprus, and a crownbill.com charge is a membership, trial or renewal on one of those sites, including adult-content subscription sites.
Is Crownbill legit?
Yes. Tecom Ltd, the company that operates Crownbill, is a registered Cyprus company (HE 365144) based in Limassol. A crownbill.com charge is normally a real subscription payment, even when the site's name is not shown.
Why is Crownbill linked to Limassol or Cyprus?
Crownbill is operated by Tecom Ltd, a company registered in Cyprus with its office in Limassol, so Cyprus or Limassol can come up next to the Crownbill name. It is the same billing platform.
Why did crownbill.com keep billing after a trial?
Crownbill's FAQ says a trial that is not cancelled within the trial period can become a monthly membership. The site's terms and the Crownbill purchase confirmation email give the trial length and the price after it.
What if I did not agree to a crownbill.com charge?
File a complaint on Complain.biz. We write it with you and send it to Crownbill, so you do not have to chase it yourself.
Based on
- Crownbill billing support and FAQ (Crownbill)
- Crownbill site text: payment form, FAQ and cancellation steps (Crownbill)
- TECOM LTD, HE 365144 (Cyprus Registrar of Companies)
- Terms of an adult-content video subscription site operated by Tecom Ltd (payment through Crownbill)
- Billing support page of an adult-content subscription site that lists Crownbill as its biller