Then you have not provided enough information to validate your claim. For example, the EU imposes price controls as well, while in Japan it can be expensive.
However, there's a much simpler route: Amazon is a US country, so you can simply use notorize.com for $25.
My claim is that it's ridiculous to send $0.01 monthly invoices for an inactive account, not sure what you mean by "validate", maybe it isn't that funny of a story? :) But it doesn't make sense for me to spend even $1 on anything regarding this matter. I'm ok with not having access to that account anyway. If anything they should pay me to go through the hassle.
However, there's a much simpler route: Amazon is a US country, so you can simply use notorize.com for $25.