Is "Withdrawal Bird Pmt from XXXXXXXXXXXX SAV" fraud?

Written by Piper Hall

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "Withdrawal Bird Pmt from XXXXXXXXXXXX SAV"?

Bird is a company that has been operating since 2017. The company specializes in providing electric scooters and electric bikes for short-distance urban transportation. Bird's retail products primarily include electric scooters designed for ridesharing, with options available for direct consumer purchase as well. Additionally, Bird offers electric bikes which can be rented through their platform in various cities around the world.

  • Withdrawal: Type of transaction indicating money being taken from the account.
  • Bird Pmt: Description of the transaction, possibly specifying the merchant or purpose.
  • XXXXXXXXXXXX: Placeholder for the account number or transaction ID, details obscured for privacy.
  • SAV: Type of account, in this case, a savings account.

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    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.
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    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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