Is "Debit Purchase -visa Card 8874caribou Mobile AXXXX" fraud?

Written by Ethan Patel

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "Debit Purchase -visa Card 8874caribou Mobile AXXXX"?

Caribou Coffee was founded in 1992. The company operates as a coffeehouse chain that offers a variety of coffee and espresso-based beverages. Additionally, Caribou Coffee provides a selection of teas, sandwiches, bakery items, and packaged coffee beans for retail. The company has expanded its reach to include both company-owned and franchised locations across several regions.

**Debit Purchase**: Indicates that this is a purchase made using a debit card.

**-visa Card**: Specifies the type of card used, in this case, a Visa card.

**8874**: Last four digits of the card number used for the transaction.

**caribou Mobile**: Merchant or business where the purchase was made.

**AXXXXXXXXXXXX**: Partially redacted transaction identifier or card number for security.

**mn**: Likely the state abbreviation, in this case, Minnesota, where the transaction took place.

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.