Is "Withdrawal COURTESY PAY" fraud?

Written by Ava Morales

June 18th, 2024

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What is "Withdrawal COURTESY PAY"?

Courtesy Pay is a financial service provider that has been in business since 1986. The company specializes in overdraft privilege programs for financial institutions. They offer various products including overdraft coverage, NSF fee recovery, and automated client communication services. The company focuses on assisting banks and credit unions in managing overdraft services and enhancing revenue recovery through automated systems and client support.

  • Withdrawal: Indicates a deduction of money from the account.
  • COURTESY PAY: Refers to a service provided by the bank allowing the transaction to be processed even if overdrawing the account, typically resulting in an overdraft fee.

    • 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.

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