Check if charges are from Google Play
- On your billing statement, check how the charges appear. All Google Play purchases will appear on your statement, under the following names:
- "GOOGLE*App developer name" (for Android apps)
- "GOOGLE*App name" (for Android apps)
- "GOOGLE*Content type" (i.e. "GOOGLE*Books")
- If the charge in question isn't in one of these formats, it didn't come from Google Play. Contact your payment provider (for example, bank or card-issuer) for more information.
To get a refund if the charge was made accidentally by a friend or family member, follow the steps below:
- Go to play.google.com.
- At the top right, click your Profile picture.
- Click Payments & subscriptions
Budget & order history.
- For the order you want to return, click Report a problem.
- Select the option that describes your situation.
- Complete the form and note that you'd like a refund.
- Click Submit.
Budget & order history.Tip: To help prevent unauthorized charges, learn how to use password protection on your device.
Report charges you don't recognize for debit card, credit card, bank account, Paypal, or mobile carrier
Important: Make sure to report an unauthorized transaction within 120 days.
Check the status of your report
- Go to the “Report unauthorized purchases” form above.
- Select Check your claim status.
Tip: To check the status of your report, you need the email address you used to submit the claim and the Claim ID sent to your email.
Cancel a claim of unauthorized charges
If you submitted a claim while signed in to your Google Account and find the charges came from a recognized source, cancel your claim in the claim status page.
To cancel a claim:
- Go to the claim status page.
- Enter the email address that you used to submit the claim, and the claim ID sent to your email.
- Click Search.
- Select the claim in question.
- Click Cancel Claim.