Is "VISA DDA PUR 469216 TMOBILE POSTPAID WEB *" fraud?

Written by Ethan Patel

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "VISA DDA PUR 469216 TMOBILE POSTPAID WEB *"?

T-Mobile is a telecommunications company that has been active since 1994. The company offers a comprehensive range of products and services including mobile voice, messaging, and data services to business and individual customers. It also provides wireless devices such as smartphones and tablets from various manufacturers. T-Mobile delivers services across the United States and has international presence as well, catering to millions of customers globally.'

VISA: The type of card used for the transaction

DDA: Direct Deposit Account, referring to the checking account used for the transaction

PUR: Purchase, indicating that the transaction is a purchase

469216: Transaction code/reference number specific to the transaction

TMOBILE POSTPAID WEB: The merchant or service provider name, in this case, T-Mobile Postpaid Web

*: An asterisk used at the end of the transaction code to indicate further details or additional information about 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.

SimplyWise Community Comments

Maxwell Greyson

Hmm, I had a similar charge on my card last year. Don't fret, just contact your bank and they'll sort it out for you!