Is "Payment to HP Instant Ink" fraud?

Written by Aiden Lee

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "Payment to HP Instant Ink"?

HP Instant Ink is a subscription service offered by HP Inc., which has been in business since 1939. The service itself was launched in 2013, providing customers with automatic ink delivery. HP Instant Ink monitors printer usage and dispatches ink cartridges when levels are low, ensuring customers have a continuous supply. The service is available for a range of HP printers and offers various subscription plans based on the number of pages printed per month.

  • **Payment to**: Indicates a transaction to a specific entity or service.
  • **HP**: The company or brand that the transaction is associated with.
  • **Instant Ink**: The specific service or product from HP that the payment is for.

    • 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.

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