Is "Point Of Sale Withdrawal BIG 5 / SPORTING 135" fraud?

Written by Ava Morales

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "Point Of Sale Withdrawal BIG 5 / SPORTING 135"?

Big 5 Sporting Goods has been in business since 1955. The company operates as a leading retailer of sporting goods and accessories. Their product range includes athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories, as well as a variety of equipment for team sports, fitness, camping, hunting, fishing, tennis, golf, snowboarding, and a multitude of outdoor and recreational activities. Big 5 Sporting Goods operates over 430 stores across the United States, primarily in the western part of the country.

**Point Of Sale Withdrawal: ** Indicates that the transaction was made at a point of sale terminal.

**BIG 5: ** The name of the merchant or retailer where the transaction occurred.

**SPORTING: ** Indicates the category or type of store, in this case, a sporting goods store.

**135: ** Usually an internal reference or transaction identifier specific to the bank or merchant.

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.