Browse All Fraudulent Descriptors
1,224 verified fraudulent charge descriptors
PURCHASE FANDUEL RACING
⚠️Unauthorized online gaming charge
Descriptor for FanDuel Racing purchases, potentially associated with unauthorized account usage.
QUIZLET
🔄Hidden subscription trap
Recurring charge for Quizlet Plus, often from forgotten free trials or accidental subscriptions.
QUIZLET INC
🔄Hidden subscription trap
General Quizlet charge, often for recurring subscriptions.
Roku for CBS Interactive
🔄Unauthorized Subscription/Charge
A general descriptor for CBS Interactive charges via Roku. Unauthorized charges might be from unintended subscriptions or family members activating services.
Roku for Hulu LLC
⚠️Fraudulent charge/Billing descriptor confusion
A fraudulent charge where the billing descriptor is misleading, making it appear as a legitimate service (Hulu) but billed through an unexpected entity (Roku).
Roku for Pandora
🔄Unauthorized subscription
Charges for Pandora through Roku, potentially an unauthorized subscription or a forgotten linked service.
TL* TL2025 blackberry Wexford PA
🔄Unrecognized recurring charge/hidden subscription
User has a recurring monthly charge of $11.32 from an unrecognized vendor.
Tvlinc
🔄Unrecognized charge, potentially related to travel bookings or subscription services, or fraudulent activity.
A charge related to travel services, often unrecognized by cardholders, potentially a forgotten booking or a fraudulent charge.
Uber One subscription (via Venmo)
🔄Unauthorized Subscription
Unauthorized charges for an 'Uber One subscription' appearing on bank statements, often linked to Venmo, where users did not subscribe or authorize the recurring payment.
UBER Unauthorized Subscription
🔄Unauthorized subscription
A recurring charge from Uber for a subscription service that the user did not authorize, often appearing after a legitimate transaction.
VA BENEFIT GUIDE
⚠️Overpriced/free information scam
A charge for a 'VA benefit guide' that contains publicly available information, often marketed deceptively.
Veradyn
🔄Unrecognized charge, potential hidden subscription or fraudulent activity
A charge from a company offering digital services and software subscriptions, which can be unrecognized by cardholders.
W8Tech Sa
🔄Hidden subscription/Unauthorized charge
A technology service provider whose charges may appear on credit card statements due to forgotten subscriptions, trial periods converting to paid services, or other unrecognized transactions.
WINDCREEK-PA-ONLIN PA
⚠️Deceptive Billing Descriptor
This descriptor, associated with an online casino, was found on a page discussing Hims charges, suggesting it may be used to disguise transactions from online pharmacies or subscription services, making it difficult for consumers to identify the source of the charge.
YOURSELFIRST.COM
⚠️Unauthorized charges from personality tests
This site pretends to offer a personality test, but it's actually designed to take unauthorized charges from your account. Specific amounts are not consistently reported.
RENTAL APP CHARGE
⚠️Unauthorized rental application fee
Charges an application fee for a rental property that is fake or not actually available, collecting money under false pretenses.
CARHISTORY AUDIT
🔄Hidden subscription trap
CARHISTORY AUDIT is listed among fraudulent VIN report services, indicating a hidden subscription or unauthorized charge scheme.
ADVENTURE ACADEMY
🔄Hidden subscription trap
Descriptor for the Adventure Academy add-on, billed annually.
Aetna Inc.
⚠️Unauthorized charge for insurance
An unauthorized charge of $91.60 appeared on a statement, related to a dental plan.
AMAZON AUDIBLE
⚠️Confusing billing, potential unauthorized charge
A descriptor combining Amazon and Audible, which can be confusing and lead to users overlooking unauthorized charges.
AMAZON DIGITAL AUDIBLE
⚠️Confusing billing, potential unauthorized charge
Similar to 'AMAZON AUDIBLE', this descriptor can obscure the nature of the charge, making it harder to identify unauthorized transactions.
Amazon.com*AUDIBLE
⚠️Confusing billing, potential unauthorized charge
A common Amazon billing format for Audible, which can be legitimate but also associated with charges users don't recognize.
AMAZON.COM*DIGITAL
⚠️Generic digital purchase, potential unauthorized
A general digital purchase descriptor from Amazon, often reported as an unknown charge.
AMAZON.COM*KINDLE
⚠️Confusing billing, potential unauthorized charge
A common descriptor for Kindle e-book purchases, which can be legitimate but also appear as unrecognized charges.