Is "CHECKCARD 0314 GAME STOP # 6234 123 MAIN St XXXXXX" fraud?

Written by Sage Wallace

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "CHECKCARD 0314 GAME STOP # 6234 123 MAIN St XXXXXX"?

GameStop is a retail company that has been in business since 1984. The company provides a variety of products primarily related to the video gaming industry. These products include new and pre-owned video game consoles, video game software, and accessories. Additionally, GameStop offers trading services where customers can trade in their old games and equipment for store credit or cash. The company also sells collectibles and other gaming-related merchandise.

CHECKCARD: Type of transaction (indicates a purchase made with a debit card)

0314: Date of transaction (March 14th)

GAME STOP #: Merchant name (GameStop)

6234: Store or transaction number

123 MAIN St: Store address (123 Main Street)

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.