Is "POS Signature Purchase / Mailchimp" fraud?

Written by Remi Russell

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "POS Signature Purchase / Mailchimp"?

Mailchimp is a marketing automation platform and email marketing service founded in 2001. The company provides a range of marketing tools, primarily focused on email marketing campaigns. In addition to email marketing, Mailchimp offers services such as landing pages, social media advertising, customer relationship management, and audience segmentation. Mailchimp has expanded its offerings over the years to include tools for building websites and online stores, as well as integrations with various e-commerce platforms. The company serves businesses of all sizes, providing solutions to manage their marketing needs efficiently.

  • POS: Point of Sale
  • Signature Purchase: Transaction authorized by cardholder's signature (as opposed to PIN or contactless)
  • Mailchimp: The merchant or service provider, in this case, Mailchimp
  • 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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