Is "PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON 06/23 PRICELN*123 MAIN St17" fraud?

Written by Lily Tran

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "**PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON 06/23 PRICELN*123 MAIN St17**"?

Best Western has been in business since 1946. It operates as a chain of hotels and motels that offer lodging services. The company does not directly sell retail products but provides a range of accommodation options to travelers. These options include economy, midscale, and upscale hotel rooms. Best Western also offers amenities such as meeting rooms, fitness centers, and dining facilities in some of its locations. The chain operates under a membership-based structure where independently owned and operated hotels can join the network.

PURCHASE AUTHORIZED: Indicates the type of transaction, which is a purchase.

ON 06/23: The date the transaction was authorized, June 23rd.

PRICELN*: The name or part of the name of the merchant, in this case, likely "PRICELINE."

123 MAIN St: The address or location related to the merchant.

175052611786: A unique transaction or reference number assigned by the bank or merchant.

CARD XXXX: The last four digits of the credit or debit card used for the 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.