Is "E BAY O*" fraud?

Written by Remi Russell

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "E BAY O*"?

eBay Inc. was established in 1995. It is a multinational corporation that facilitates consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer sales through its online platform. It is recognized for its wide and diverse array of products including but not limited to electronics, cars, clothes, collectibles, sporting goods, digital cameras, baby items, and everything else. eBay has stood the test of time, serving millions of customers worldwide for over 25 years.\n'

E: The first letter indicates the type of transaction or the payment method used.

BAY: This represents the name of the merchant or company involved in the transaction.

O*: The asterisk (*) may indicate additional information about the transaction, such as a reference number or specific details related to the purchase.

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.

SimplyWise Community Comments

Gloria

eBay o*9 7/11/24 charged my credit card. What's going on

Roderick Dawson

This charge from E BAY O* on my credit card statement on 6/15/2023 is absolute fraud! I demand a refund ASAP! This is outrageous! #fraudulentcharge

I have 4 charges in one night. I was sleeping. I want all of my money back now. Fraud. I will contact the police

Smh

Donne

Invalid charge on my credit card. Must remove now or face serious consequences. Fraud appears often from this seller

Toni Vanchina

I recently received a charge from E BAY O for $8.18. I never made this charge and have no idea where it came from but if it's not credited to my acct, I'll contact the police immediately. THATS FRAUD!