Is "VZWRLSS*PRPAY AUTOPAY" fraud?

Written by Gavin Brooks

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "VZWRLSS*PRPAY AUTOPAY"?

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: This indicates the service provider or company involved in the transaction, in this case, Verizon Wireless.
  • *: The asterisk symbol is often used as a separator in transaction codes.
  • PRPAY: This likely stands for "Prepay," indicating that the transaction is related to a prepaid service.
  • AUTOPAY: This suggests that the transaction refers to an automatic payment setup, meaning the payment is made automatically without manual intervention.

    • 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

    Roland Patterson

    "Got hit with VZWRLSS*PRPAY AUTOPAY charge on 5/15/2023. Thought it was fraud, but turns out it's legit. Autopay for Verizon prepaid service. Phew!"

    Thaddeus McKinley

    Hey, saw a charge from VZWRLSS*PRPAY AUTOPAY on my statement. Anyone else dealt with this? Not sure if it's legit or fraudulent. Seen on 10/15/2023. Thx!

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