Is "GOOGLE STORAG G.CO HELPPAY#" fraud?

Written by Lily Tran

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "GOOGLE STORAG G.CO HELPPAY#"?

Google Storage, a division under Google Cloud, has been in operation since 2010. The service offers a range of cloud storage solutions, catering to different organizational needs. Users can access scalable and secure cloud storage options suitable for various data storage requirements. The primary products include Google Cloud Storage, which offers object storage designed to handle large amounts of unstructured data, and Persistent Disks, which provide block storage for virtual machines. The company also offers archival storage solutions through its Nearline and Coldline storage options, tailored for infrequent access and long-term data retention respectively.

GOOGLE: The merchant name associated with the transaction

STORAG: Possibly "Storage", indicating the type of service purchased

G.CO: The domain indicating the merchant's online presence, generally Google’s support website

HELPPAY#: Reference or help number related to the transaction

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.