Is "PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON 03/14 PRICELN*HOLIDAY IN 12" fraud?

Written by Piper Hall

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "**PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON 03/14 PRICELN*HOLIDAY IN 12**"?

Holiday Inn is a brand of hotels that has been in operation since 1952. The company offers lodging services and operates a vast network of hotels across various regions. Holiday Inn provides standard hotel rooms with amenities such as beds, bathrooms, Wi-Fi access, and television. The brand also offers additional services in some locations, including meeting and event spaces, dining options, fitness centers, and swimming pools.

PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON 03/14: Date of transaction authorization (March 14th)

PRICELN*HOLIDAY IN: Merchant name (Priceline's Holiday Inn)

123 MAIN St: Merchant address (123 Main Street)

SXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX: Redacted account/transaction details for security/privacy

CARD 1884: Last four digits of the card used for the transaction (1884)

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.