Is "Recurring Debit Purchase Card 9886att*bill Payment" fraud?

Written by Caleb Martin

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "Recurring Debit Purchase Card 9886att*bill Payment"?

AT&T is a telecommunications company that was founded in 1983. It provides a range of products and services including wireless communications, data/broadband and internet services, digital video services, local and long-distance telephone services, telecommunications equipment, managed networking, and wholesale services. AT&T also offers a range of products through its subsidiary, WarnerMedia, which includes providing films, television, gaming, and other entertainment services.'

  • Recurring Debit Purchase: The transaction is a recurring payment made using a debit card.
  • Card: The payment was made using a card, rather than any other form of payment.
  • 9886att: This is likely a merchant code or identifier for the company or service that the payment is being made to. In this case, it could refer to AT&T, a telecommunications company.
  • *bill Payment: The payment is being made towards a bill or an invoice.
  • 800-288-2020: This is the customer service or contact number for the company or service that the payment is being made to.
  • tx: This could stand for "transaction," indicating that the code is referencing a specific transaction.

    • 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.

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