Today, I discovered our AOL billing information. Turns out we've been paying for dial-up via automatic bill paying that we thought we cancelled in 2000. $1,800 later, we called to cancel. Customer service congratulated us on being loyal members for over 13 years. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I received an almost $400 bill for Internet services I don't even have. When I called and talk to them they told me I still owe them $77 because I didn't catch it within 3 months. FML
Today, I got a call from my cable company in regards to a bill I didn't pay. I paid the bill two weeks ago in full, but they never told me the account changed when my name was put on the account. So now I owe $170 more, and my ex-roommate is getting a $140 refund in the mail. FML
Today, my parents were surprised when I told them that changing the internet and cable service would also cut themselves off from the internet service's email. Which they have everything connected too. I thought about this when they told me they were saving $200 on switching. They apparently did not. FML
Today, I found out the electric bill I have been paying was on my old house. I found this out when they shut off the power to my house. FML
Today, I cancelled all my streaming subscriptions and signed up for a “bundle deal” to save money. Turns out the deal was just all my old subscriptions repackaged under a new name. I’m still paying the same price, but now with ads. FML
Today, the city shut off our water, because they said we didn't pay the bill. Turns out, it was sitting on their desk the whole time. I guess sending someone out to turn off our water was easier than checking to see if we'd actually paid the bill. FML
Today, I was entered into an online contest where they announce your name on the radio and if you call in within an hour they pay your bills for you. I'm unemployed, so I got really excited when they announced my name. My call wouldn't go through - I hadn't paid my phone bill and the line was disconnected. FML
Today, I realized while paying bills on my phone I fat-fingered which credit card I was paying and sent 299 to a paid-off card instead of 200 to another one. Now I'm going to have overdraft fees too. FML
Today, I've been receiving a lot of calls from my telephone company, offering combo packages with internet, Netflix, Disney+ and whatever the fuck. We had previously resigned from their services, because the company never had the intention of fixing an outage that was caused BY THE SAME COMPANY. FML
Today, I realized that 6 months ago I signed up for a 3 day trial for a porn website that turns into a $30 membership after 3 days. I completely forgot the day after and never viewed it. I've spent $180 so far. And I can't remember my password. FML
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Top comments
FailVader 0
Wow, fail. AOL should be changed to "LOL"
rexcanis 10
#1 How would you not notice the monthly billing deduction from your bank account? #2 Why do you even have AOL on your computer still?
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polarbare 0
talk about fake lies OP, credit cards don't have expiration dates of 10+ years. somebody updated the credit info or you made this up to get published on FML, get a life.
looney_bin 0
I hate when this crap is pulled by people who don't deserve an income. Business is about providing a service that someone wants, not leaching their money when they don't want it.
Harlson13 0
nope, they have satellite internet
MichiSilver 0
I've been screwed over by Dial up services like that before. Though not for so long. They really are douche bags when it comes to canceling. You call and cancel and they just "happened" to loose you cancellation so a few bills later and three calls for cancellation later they finally cancel your services. Keep calling to make sure they actually canceled.
blahfreakinblah 0
have you seriously not read a bank statement in 10 years?? you so ****** deserve it.
youshitme 9
Just don't pay it. Insist that you called them and cancelled it, pick a date and time that you remember, say 'I remember it clearly because [insert incident] was going on and I was on the phone to you at the time'. If they question it, keep fighting it, they'll eventually give up because it isn't worth their while pursuing it. If it goes further and they contest it, stick to your story, any judge will see that since you hadn't used that internet in all that time, it would be obscene for them to win ..
ZouZa_fml 0
LOL! "Being loyal for 13 years" xD At least they thanked you xD All I could tell u now is to be careful next time =)
srgsk9 9
Had you lived in New York, you could get that money back, considering they lost a class-action lawsuit over this very issue.
HailsMM 0
yeah that's why you check to make sure it was cancelled. YDI
kyliebear 15
Um, what did 34 say? I can't see the comment ):