Is "CHECKCARD 0205 OJOHN DOES*COUNTRY LNE JOHN DOE 123" fraud?

Written by Sage Wallace

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "**CHECKCARD 0205 OJOHN DOES*COUNTRY LNE JOHN DOE 123**"?

Country Line is a merchant that has been in business since 2020. The company offers a range of retail products that include home furniture, outdoor living essentials, and garden supplies. Their inventory also features various home improvement items, such as tools and hardware, as well as decorative accessories for both indoor and outdoor spaces. The company aims to cater to customers looking for functional and diverse home and garden solutions.

CHECKCARD: Transaction type indicating a debit card purchase

0205: Date of the transaction (February 5th)

OJOHN: Bank code or identifier for the merchant's name (JOHN) with a prefix "O"

DOES: Continuation of the merchant's name

*COUNTRY LNE: Merchant location or associated code ("COUNTRY LNE" could refer to "COUNTRY LINE")

JOHN DOE: Cardholder name

123 MAIN ST: Merchant address

XXXXX8430XXXXXXXXXXXXXX: Bank-specific internal code or transaction reference number

CKCD: Check card transaction indicator

7211: Merchant Category Code (MCC) indicating a specific type of merchant or service

XXXXXXXXXX831142: Additional internal reference or authorization 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.