Is "Payment to Roku, Inc." fraud?

Written by Julian Sanchez

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "Payment to Roku, Inc."?

Roku Inc. has been in business since it was founded in 2002. The company primarily provides streaming devices that allow users to access internet-based content on their televisions. Roku's product lineup includes streaming players and smart TVs that come with the Roku operating system pre-installed. The company also offers various subscription channels and a platform for third-party content providers to distribute their streaming services.

  • **Payment to**: Indicates a financial outlay or disbursement.
  • **Roku, Inc.**: Specifies the recipient or payee of the transaction, which in this case is Roku, Inc., a company specializing in digital media players and streaming services.

    • 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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