Is "UBR* PENDING.UBER.COM" fraud?

Written by Jemina Owen-Jones

April 18th, 2024

About "**UBR* PENDING.UBER.COM**"

Uber is a multinational transportation network company that has been in business since March 2009. It operates a platform that connects users with drivers through a mobile application. Uber provides a range of transportation services, including ridesharing, food delivery, and freight transportation.

UBR: Abbreviation or code for the transaction or company related to the transaction.

*: Typically indicates a delimiter or separator between the different parts of the code.

PENDING: Indicates that the transaction is still in progress or has not been completed yet.

UBER.COM: Indicates the website or service related to the transaction. In this case, it suggests that the transaction is related to Uber, a transportation network company.

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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 Uber.

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Connect your email

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Step 2

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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.