Is "POINT OF SALE WITHDRAWAL TARGET / T-1177 8420 N MA" fraud?

Written by Gavin Brooks

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "POINT OF SALE WITHDRAWAL TARGET / T-1177 8420 N MA"?

Target Corporation has been in operation since 1902. Their retail offerings span multiple categories including clothing, furniture, electronics, toys, and groceries, among others. The company also provides online shopping and shipping services.'

Point of sale withdrawal: The transaction was made at a point of sale, indicating that it was a purchase or cash withdrawal made at a physical location.

Target: The transaction was made at a Target store or affiliated location.

T-1177: This is likely the store number or identifier for the specific Target location.

8420 N MADISON AVE: This is the address of the Target location where the transaction took place.

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

Randall Lawson

Hey, I had the same charge on my card last month! It turned out to be a legit purchase from an online store I forgot about. Double-check your history before worrying too much.