Is "CHECKCARD 0818 MICROSOFT" fraud?

Written by Jemina Owen-Jones

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "CHECKCARD 0818 MICROSOFT"?

Microsoft is a multinational technology company that has been in business since 1975. It provides a wide range of retail products, including software, hardware, and online services. Microsoft is best known for its operating systems such as Windows, as well as productivity software like Microsoft Office. The company also offers cloud services, gaming consoles, and various other consumer electronics products.

  • CHECKCARD: This indicates that the transaction was made using a debit card.
  • 0818: This could refer to the date of the transaction, such as August 2018.
  • MICROSOFT: This indicates the name of the merchant or the entity receiving the payment.

    • 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

    Harold Williams

    Hey, had the same issue! Noticed a random charge too. Definitely concerned. Hope we can figure out if it's legit or not.

    Harold Jenkins

    Anyone else seeing a charge from CHECKCARD 0818 MICROSOFT? Just noticed it on my statement from 05/12/2023. Concerned, unsure what to do. Any advice?

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