Is "PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON 09/17 UNITED 016232 TX S383" fraud?

Written by Caleb Martin

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON 09/17 UNITED 016232 TX S383"?

United Airlines is a major American airline that has been in operation since 1926. Its primary product offerings include flight services to over 342 destinations worldwide. In addition to flight services, United Airlines provides cargo transport services and has a comprehensive frequent flyer program called MileagePlus. The company is a founding member of the Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance."

PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON: Indicates that a purchase was approved on the specified date

09/17: Date of the transaction (September 17)

UNITED 016232 TX: Merchant name or identification number (UNITED)

S383260533588441: Unique transaction identifier or reference number

CARD 07XX: Last four digits of the card used for the purchase

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.