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Is "PURCHASE TMOBILE*AUTO PAY" fraud?

Written by Jemina Owen-Jones

April 18th, 2024

About "PURCHASE TMOBILE*AUTO PAY"

T-Mobile is a telecommunications company that has been in business since 1990. They provide a variety of retail products, including mobile phones, tablets, and smartwatches. Additionally, they offer wireless plans and services such as voice, data, and messaging.
  • PURCHASE: Indicates that a purchase transaction has been made
  • TMOBILE: Refers to the merchant name or company to whom the transaction was made
  • *AUTO PAY: Specifies the type of transaction, in this case, it is an automated payment made to T-Mobile
  • 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 T-Mobile.
    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
    Roger Anderson
    3 months ago
    That same charge appeared on my statement too! It turned out to be a legit purchase from an online store I forgot about. Check your history!