Astraforge Inc Charge: How to Dispute It, Fees, and Denials

A charge from Astraforge Inc on your credit card or bank statement is an entry that other consumers have also reported not recognizing, and if you did not authorize it, federal law gives you the right to dispute it with your card issuer and recover the money.

What This Charge Appears to Be

Public information about the biller is thin. One consumer filed a report with the Better Business Bureau’s Scam Tracker on February 9, 2026, describing an “Astraforge” charge of $69.98 as an unknown entry on their credit card, categorizing it as an online purchase scam, and noting the entity was “supposedly a pet food and supply stores.” The consumer said they “received nothing.”¹ The BBB noted the report reflects the victim’s account and that legitimate business names are sometimes used by scam artists.

A website at astraforge.io was registered on November 18, 2025 through NameCheap using a privacy service that conceals the registrant. ScamAdviser gave the site a trust score of 29 out of 100, flagging low traffic and a registrar associated with a high percentage of fraudulent sites.² No verified connection to any established consumer product appears in available records.

One quick boundary. The name resembles AstroForge, a venture-backed asteroid mining company that operates at astroforge.com.³ That company does not sell to consumers, and a charge labeled “Astraforge Inc” is not from it.

How to Dispute the Charge

Under the Fair Credit Billing Act, you can dispute an unauthorized charge or other billing error with the card issuer, not with the merchant.

Call the number on the back of your card right away to report the charge and ask the issuer to freeze or replace the card if you suspect fraud.⁴
Follow up in writing. Send a dispute letter by certified mail to the issuer’s billing inquiries address so you preserve your full rights under the law. Your written dispute must reach the issuer within 60 days of the date the first statement showing the charge was sent to you.⁵
Include your name, account number, the dollar amount and date of the charge, why you believe it’s wrong, and copies of any supporting documents.
While the investigation is open, you don’t have to pay the disputed amount or any finance charges tied to it, though you still have to pay the rest of the bill.⁵

Once the issuer has your written dispute, it must acknowledge it within 30 days and resolve it within two billing cycles, capped at 90 days.⁶ During that window, the issuer cannot report the disputed amount as delinquent to credit bureaus or try to collect it.⁵

What You Can Be Charged if the Dispute Fails

Federal law caps your liability for unauthorized credit card charges at $50, and many issuers go further with zero-liability policies that eliminate even that.⁷ If the charge hit a debit card instead, the protections are weaker and timing matters more, so call your bank the day you see it.⁶

If Your Issuer Denies the Dispute

You can appeal within the timeframe the issuer specifies, or within 10 days of getting its explanation, whichever is later. You can also file a complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at consumerfinance.gov/complaint or by calling (855) 411-2372.⁴ If you believe the charge is part of a scam, report it to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov and consider filing your own report with the BBB Scam Tracker so other consumers encountering the same name can find it.⁶

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Better Business Bureau. BBB Scam Tracker Report 1191392
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ScamAdviser. Astraforge.io Review
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CNN. AstroForge Asteroid Mining SpaceX Launch
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Federal Trade Commission. Disputing Credit Card Charges
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Federal Trade Commission. Using Credit Cards and Disputing Charges
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Federal Trade Commission. What To Do if You’re Billed for Things You Never Got
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Experian. How To Dispute a Credit Card Charge