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Last week, the Wife lost her CC, so we canceled it. We got the new card yesterday, and I also got an email from Netflix that they couldn't process our monthly payment, and to pay up. Today, before I could update my account, I get an email from Netflix basically saying nevermind. Neither one of us updated the account. I checked, and sure enough, they have the new CC number on file. WTF?
Has happened to me before too.. not just with Netflix.
Felt sketchy as fuck, but saved me work so I just accepted it and moved on.
My understanding is that there are companies deemed "reliable" enough that when a CC number is changed & then a subscription charge bounces, the CC company just feeds them the new number.
I had a situation where a bogus account was opened with one of those companies and I had a hard time nuking it. I canceled my CC specifically because of that. Next thing I know another charge goes through on the new number. When I called the CC company they cheerily informed me that they had provided the company the new number as a courtesy :).