Is "Debit Purchase -visa Card XXXXXXXX El Pollo LoXXXX" fraud?

Written by Remi Russell

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "Debit Purchase -visa Card XXXXXXXX El Pollo LoXXXX"?

El Pollo Loco, a chain of restaurants specializing in flame-grilled chicken, has been in business since 1975. The company started in Mexico and expanded into the United States. It offers a variety of retail products that include individual meals, family meals, and catering options. The menu features chicken prepared in several ways, including grilled and in various traditional Mexican dishes such as burritos, tacos, and quesadillas. They also provide sides such as beans, rice, and salads.

Debit Purchase: Indicates that the transaction is a debit card purchase.

-visa Card: Specifies that the card used for the transaction is a Visa card.

XXXXXXXX: Represents the last 4 digits of the card used (the other digits are masked for security).

El Pollo LoXXXXXXXXXXX: Represents the merchant name where the transaction took place (likely "El Pollo Loco," with additional characters masked for space or privacy reasons).

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.