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Is "CHECKCARD 0820 MICROSOFT" fraud?

Written by Jemina Owen-Jones

April 18th, 2024

About "CHECKCARD 0820 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: Indicates that the transaction was made using a debit card.
  • 0820: Represents the date of the transaction, usually in the format of MMYY (MM
  • MICROSOFT: Refers to the payee or the company that the transaction was made to.

    • Find & fight fraud from anywhere

    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 Microsoft.
    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 Walsh
    3 months ago
    Hey, had the same issue! Contacted my bank, turns out it was just a legit purchase I forgot about. Don't stress, you got this!
    Eleanor Thornton
    3 months ago
    Just saw a charge from CHECKCARD 0820 MICROSOFT on my card statement from 10/24/2023. Anyone else have the same thing? What's up with this? #confused