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You file a chargeback request. Your card issuer reviews the dispute and will decide if it's valid or if you have to pay. If your issuer accepts the dispute, they'll pass it on to the card network, such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover, and you may receive a temporary account credit.

A dispute occurs when a cardholder contacts their card issuing bank and demands to have their money returned. Disputes are a feature of the Visa, Mastercard and American Express card networks intended to protect cardholders from fraudulent activity.

A disputed transaction is a debit or credit card transaction that the cardholder is claiming is illegitimate in some way. They may claim the purchase was fraudulent, they didn't receive what they paid for, or the amount was incorrect.

A transaction dispute is a consumer complaint related to a credit or debit card purchase. Transactions are most commonly disputed because of fraud (unauthorized purchases) and a lack of merchant follow-through (merchandise not as expected, services not performed, credit not issued, etc.).

There are several reasons you may want to dispute a credit card charge, including fraudulent purchases, billing errors or bad service/service not rendered. Fraudulent charges on your bill can be disputed by calling your credit card issuer or filing a dispute online.