Is "PAYPAL INST XFER MCAFEE WEB ID: PAYPALSI77" fraud?

Written by Piper Hall

June 18th, 2024

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What is "PAYPAL INST XFER MCAFEE WEB ID: PAYPALSI77"?

McAfee is a cybersecurity company that has been in business since 1987. It offers various retail products focused on cybersecurity, including antivirus software, identity theft protection, and secure VPN services. McAfee also provides endpoint protection, online privacy solutions, and network security products for both individual consumers and businesses. The company operates globally and serves a broad range of customers in different industries.

  • **PAYPAL**: Payment service provider
  • **INST XFER**: Instant transfer transaction
  • **MCAFEE**: Payment recipient, in this case, McAfee
  • **WEB ID**: Identifier specific to the web transaction
  • **PAYPALSI77**: Unique transaction identifier given by PayPal

    • 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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