Is "VZWRLSS*MY VZ VN P" fraud?

Written by Piper Hall

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "VZWRLSS*MY VZ VN P"?

Verizon is a multinational company, founded in 2000 after the merger of Bell Atlantic Corporation and GTE Corporation. It offers various telecommunication services, including wireless communications, local and long-distance voice services, broadband networking, video and digital television services, and internet services. It has also been steadily expanding into the wired broadband and telephony market. In addition, Verizon provides network services for the federal government including business phone systems, data solutions and cybersecurity. It also provides IoT (Internet of Things) services that include fleet management, asset tracking, smart cities solutions and more.'

  • VZWRLSS: Refers to Verizon Wireless, the company involved in the transaction.
  • *: Separates different parts of the transaction code.
  • MY VZ VN: Represents a brief description or purpose of the transaction, possibly related to the user's Verizon account or service.
  • P: Stands for "payment" or "purchase", indicating that this transaction involves a payment made by the user.
  • 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

    Stephen Mitchell

    This charge from VZWRLSS*MY VZ VN P on my statement is fraudulent! I demand a refund immediately! Disappointed and furious. Saw this on 07/15/2023.

    Everett Jennings

    Hey folks, just noticed a charge from VZWRLSS*MY VZ VN P on my statement from 5/15/2024. Any idea what this is? Worried it might be fraudulent. Thanks for any advice!