Is "Card purchase DISCORD* NITROMONTHLY" fraud?

Written by Sage Wallace

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "Card purchase DISCORD* NITROMONTHLY"?

Discord is a company that was founded in 2015 by Jason Citron and Stan Vishnevskiy. It operates primarily in the technology and communications sector, offering a voice, video, and text chat service designed initially for gamers but now used by various communities and professional groups. Discord provides a platform where users can create and join servers, which are organized into various channels for discussions, live chats, and streamed content. While the company does not focus on physical retail products, it monetizes through features like Discord Nitro, a subscription service offering enhanced functionalities such as higher-quality screen sharing, larger upload limits, and access to an expanded library of emojis and other digital content.

  • Card purchase: Type of transaction
  • DISCORD*: Merchant name
  • NITROMONTHLY: Product or service (Monthly subscription for Nitro)

    • 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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