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[HATstar]

I have just been charged over £130 for joining a zoom meeting on my phone lasting 54 minutes I don't understand why?

[Bambino]

@HATstar Who charged you the £130?

[HATstar]

I dont know who charged me for the zoom call the number starts 00131

[Bambino]

@HATstar 001 is the prefix for the USA. Were you on the zoom call to the US? Did you initiate the call or join it?

[HATstar]

I joined the call that was set up by someone else.  I wanted to join the call by phone not video. Zoom provided an option to dial in with a list of numbers.  I just choose one of the numbers and joined the meeting. 

[HATstar]

I was in the uk and the call was set up in theUk

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

But unfortunately, you chose to dial a US number.
Zoom provides local numbers for participants all over the world, you need to choose a local number to avoid charges.

[Bambino]

@HATstar Unfortunately, an expensive lesson, and nothing you can really do about it.

[HATstar]

I didn't see any local numbers listed and I was not advised to use a uk number.  

[MI5]

Either way, the bottom line is that you made the call, so you need to pay for it I'm afraid.
As @Bambino says, am expensive lesson learned.