Is "PURCHASE DOLLAR GE DG XXXXXXX JOHN DOE JOHN DOEORR" fraud?

Written by Sage Wallace

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "PURCHASE DOLLAR GE DG XXXXXXX JOHN DOE JOHN DOEORR"?

Dollar General is a U.S.-based retail company that was founded in 1939. The company operates a chain of variety stores across the United States. Dollar General offers a range of products, including food and beverages, cleaning supplies, paper products, health and beauty items, pet supplies, and seasonal items. The company also sells home decor, kitchenware, and basic apparel. Dollar General positions itself as a convenient and cost-effective shopping option for everyday essentials.

PURCHASE: Type of transaction, indicating a purchase

DOLLAR: Currency of the transaction

GE: Transaction code indicating the purchase was made with GE (General Electric)

DG: Merchant or retailer code

XXXXXXX: Unique transaction ID or reference number

JOHN DOE JOHN DOEORRIS: Account holder’s name

123: Street address or possibly part of a secondary identifier

JOHN DOEAIN ST: Likely a misspelled or concatenated form of "John Doe Main Street," indicating the location or more details of the account holder

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.