Is "PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON 01/05 INFINITE HARDWOOD SEA" fraud?

Written by Remi Russell

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON 01/05 INFINITE HARDWOOD SEA"?

The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (VA ABC) has been in operation since 1934. It is a state-run entity that regulates the distribution of alcoholic beverages in Virginia. VA ABC manages the sale of a variety of alcohol products, including wines, spirits, and mixers. In addition to retail operations, the organization is also responsible for education initiatives and law enforcement related to alcohol regulations within the state.

PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON: Date of the transaction

INFINITE HARDWOOD SEATTLE WA: Merchant name and location

SXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX: Possibly a masked credit card number

CARD 9134: Last four digits of the credit card used

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.