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Is "TMOBILE*POSTPAID TEL" fraud?

Written by Jemina Owen-Jones

April 18th, 2024

About "TMOBILE*POSTPAID TEL"

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.
  • TMOBILE: The name of the company associated with the transaction.
  • *POSTPAID: Indicates that the transaction is for a postpaid service, meaning the customer makes payment after using the service.
  • TEL: Stands for telephone, suggesting that the transaction is related to phone usage or services.

    • 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
    Harold Middleton
    3 months ago
    Hey, I had the same charge on my statement last month! It turned out to be a legit subscription I forgot about. Double-check your subscriptions, might be the same!
    Audrey Richards
    3 months ago
    Hey there, had the same issue with a mysterious charge. Contacted the bank, turned out it was just a legit subscription I forgot about. Phew!