Is "PYPL PA XXXXXXXXXX, 123 MAIN St" fraud?

Written by Piper Hall

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "PYPL PA XXXXXXXXXX, 123 MAIN St"?

PayPal Holdings, Inc., commonly known as PayPal, has been in business since its establishment in December 1998. The company offers various financial products and services, primarily focusing on digital payment solutions. PayPal enables individuals and businesses to make electronic transactions and payments through its online platform. The company also provides services such as invoicing, payment gateway integrations for e-commerce, and peer-to-peer payment transfers. Additionally, PayPal operates Venmo, a mobile payment service, and offers various financial tools and credit products for consumers and merchants.

PYPL: PayPal

PA: Pennsylvania (the state)

XXXXXXXXXX: Transaction ID or Reference Number

123 MAIN St: Address associated with 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.