Is "PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON 12/20 BLUE BOTTLE CO 123 MA" fraud?

Written by Sage Wallace

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON 12/20 BLUE BOTTLE CO 123 MA"?

Blue Bottle Coffee was founded in 2002. The company specializes in single-origin coffee beans, espresso drinks, and cold brew coffee. Blue Bottle Coffee also offers a selection of coffee brewing equipment, including pour-over setups, and other coffee accessories. They operate both cafes and an online store to reach their customer base. The company focuses on providing freshly roasted coffee beans and has expanded to multiple locations in the United States and internationally.

PURCHASE AUTHORIZED: Indicates that a purchase has been authorized by the bank.

ON 12/20: The date of the transaction (December 20th).

BLUE BOTTLE CO: The merchant or business where the transaction took place.

123 MAIN St: The location or address of the merchant (123 Main Street).

S463354574664039: The transaction or reference number.

CARD XXXX: Indicates the card used for the transaction, with XXXX representing the last four digits of the card number.

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.