Is "UPGRADE INC./PAYMENT JOHN DOE " fraud?

Written by Piper Hall

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "UPGRADE INC./PAYMENT JOHN DOE "?

Sears, originally founded as a mail-order catalog in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck, transitioned into retail department stores by 1925. The company has been in business for over a century. The retailer provides a range of products including clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, home appliances, tools, and electronics. Sears also offers automotive services and has historically operated brands such as Kenmore, DieHard, and Craftsman.

UPGRADE INC.: Merchant or service provider name

PAYMENT: Transaction type

JOHN DOE: Account holder's name or the payer

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.