Is "PRIME VIDEO CHANNELS" fraud?

Written by Sage Wallace

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "PRIME VIDEO CHANNELS"?

Amazon Prime Video is a part of Amazon.com, Inc. which was founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos. It is a subscription-based streaming service that offers television shows and films for rent or purchase. Apart from the vast library of films and TV shows including those produced in-house, they also allow users to subscribe to other services like HBO, Showtime, and Starz through their platform. It also provides original content, exclusive to their platform for viewers.'

  • PRIME: Refers to the name or identifier of the service or platform
  • VIDEO: Indicates that the transaction is related to a video service
  • CHANNELS: Suggests that the transaction is specifically related to subscribing or accessing additional channels within the video service

    • Verify if this transaction is fraud in 30 seconds

    Verify With Receipt

    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.
    Or, if you want to automatically find and reconcile receipts so you never worry about fraud, you can use SimplyWise to automatically match all bank and credit card transactions to email and paper receipts. The app instantly reconciles your expenses and flags anything that doesn't match.

    STEP 1

    Connect your Email

    Download the SimplyWise app and connect your email account. SimplyWise will search through your emails and find all the receipts in your inbox. This allows you to understand what exactly you are paying for when you see a bank transaction on your statement.

    STEP 2

    Connect Your Bank

    Connect to your bank account/credit card transactions through the secure (256 bit encryption) Reconciliation feature within the app.

    STEP 3

    Reconcile

    Reconcile the charges reported by your financial institution against what you've recorded in your SimplyWise account. Find fraud quickly! SimplyWise will match your transactions to your bank/credit card spending and check those items off.

    SimplyWise Community Comments

    Geraldine Manning

    Hey, same thing happened to me! Just dispute the charge with your bank and they'll take care of it. Don't stress, it'll get resolved!

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