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Missing payment / incorrect account paid

If you've made a payment after your current bill period closed, this payment will show on your next account.


Missing payments

Some payment methods may take a few days to reach Optus. Refer to 'How to pay your bill' for approximate timeframes for various payment methods.

If a payment is missing from your account (and it has been more than 4 days since the payment was made), contact us to begin a missing payment investigation.

You will need to provide us with the following:

  • Amount of the payment
  • Date of payment
  • How you made the payment (eg. credit card online, B-Pay, etc)
  • Receipt number, Cheque number or Bank Statement
  • Account number which you made the payment to
  • BSB number if you paid via B-Pay

Accidental overpayments or double payments

If you're payment isn't missing, but you've accidentally overpaid your account, take a look at 'Request a refund or transfer of a credit balance' for your options.

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