Is "Roundup *Amazon Kids+" fraud?

Written by Piper Hall

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "Roundup *Amazon Kids+"?

Amazon Kids+, formerly known as FreeTime Unlimited, is a subscription-based service introduced by Amazon in 2012. The service offers a wide range of child-friendly content including books, movies, TV shows, educational apps, and games. Amazon Kids+ is designed specifically for children ages 3 to 12 and provides parental controls to manage screen time and content access. The service is available on various devices including Fire tablets, Kindles, and through apps on iOS and Android platforms, as well as Amazon Echo devices. Amazon Kids+ operates on a monthly or annual subscription model.

  • Roundup: Indicates the type of transaction (e.g., a rounding up of the transaction amount for savings or charitable contributions).
  • *: A separator or delimiter within the transaction code.
  • Amazon: The vendor where the transaction took place.
  • Kids+: A specific service or product category associated with the vendor (Amazon's Kids+ subscription service).

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    The best way to tell if this charge is fraudulent is to find the receipt. You may have an electronic copy of the receipt, which you can finding by searching in your email accounts for.
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    STEP 3

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