It’s completely weird, unexpected and unfair that something as critical as the fraud detection system or whatever it’s called would be this messed up. The other day I tried to buy more api credits because my balance got to $2.5 and in my very first try OpenAI declined my card. The exact message I g…

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OpenAI declined my card for absolutely no reason at all

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EricGT June 26, 2026, 5:07pm 2

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