Inquiry Regarding Unanticipated Overuse of Storage Services

Dear AWS Support,

I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to address a concern regarding the usage of storage services in my AWS account.

As an AWS user, I have been monitoring my account closely and recently received an alert about exceeding the usage limit for the AWS Free Tier in the storage service, specifically Amazon S3. Upon investigation, I noticed that the usage metrics indicate a level of activity that seems unusually high considering my actual usage pattern.

Currently, I am only utilizing three buckets within Amazon S3, and the stored data in each bucket is well below the minimum threshold. The reported usage, therefore, appears to significantly surpass what I would expect given my usage patterns.

Could you kindly assist in reviewing the storage usage metrics or provide guidance on how such an overuse scenario might have occurred? I am particularly concerned about the observed discrepancy between the reported usage and the actual data I have stored.

Understanding the details behind this unexpected surge in usage would be greatly appreciated. Additionally, if there are any steps or best practices I should follow to prevent such overages in the future, I would be eager to implement them.

Your support in this matter is invaluable to me. Please let me know if further information or access to specific account data is required to investigate this situation.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your prompt assistance and guidance in resolving this discrepancy.

Best regards, Manash Anand