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Is "PURCHASE MICROSOFT*MICROSOFT 36" fraud?

Written by Jemina Owen-Jones

April 18th, 2024

About "PURCHASE MICROSOFT*MICROSOFT 36"

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.
  • PURCHASE: Indicates that a purchase transaction has occurred.
  • MICROSOFT*: The name of the merchant involved in the transaction is Microsoft.
  • MICROSOFT 36: The specific product or service being purchased is Microsoft 36.

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    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 Goodwin
    3 months ago
    Hey, I had a similar charge on my statement! It turned out to be a legitimate purchase from an online retailer I forgot about. Always good to double-check though!
    Frederick Sullivan
    3 months ago
    Just saw this MICROSOFT*MICROSOFT 36 charge on my card. Anyone else in the same boat? Trying to figure out if it's legit or not. #confused