Many people have been reporting what they believe to be unauthorized charges from “CHECKFREESCO* 855-506-9175 USA” but is this a legit credit card charge?
This is a number that is reportedly associated with Golden Scores LLC and the website checkfreescore.com. There also use “GFW*3GLDSCR.COM” for some of their charges.
While we have not evaluated their credit monitoring service there have been many complaints online about these charges. Based on the Better Business Bureau website it seems like while users were surprised by these charges they did — based on claims on that site — previously sign up for the associated service.
Concerned about a reocurring charge from “HUM COMPBEN E MER” on your credit card statement? While it’s not impossible for this to be a fraudulent charge, it’s very likely that this is actually a legitimate charge from Humana Insurance, usually Humana Dental Insurance.
Previously you might have seen this charge on your statement as “Humana Comprehensive Benefits”.
This charge might more, specifically appear as:
Or similar variants, with some sort of prefix description and then the “COMPBEN E MER GA” phrase.
While “HUM COMPBEN” might seem super confusing to most people, it makes sense with some context. HUM is short for “Humana” which is a popular health insurance company and “COMPBEN” is short for “Compensation and Benefits” which are exactly what you pay your insurance company for.
The charge labeled “PRIME-VIDEO-888-802-3080-WA” on a credit card statement could be a legitimate charge from Amazon for services related to Prime Video.
Sometimes this charge will appear on your statement as “PRIME-VIDEO*AAAA1111 888-802-3080-WA” where the As and 1s will be a random string of letters and numbers, likely a transaction ID.
Possible Legitimacy: This charge could be related to an Amazon Prime membership or a Prime Video subscription. Sometimes, charges like these may not be immediately recognized if they are for a subscription service that renews automatically. Amazon advises customers who don’t recognize such a charge to check their transaction history for any corresponding purchase or subscription renewal related to Amazon Prime or Prime Video.
General Caution: It’s important to note that not all charges with this label are legitimate. If you see this charge on your statement and do not recall making any corresponding purchase or subscription on Amazon, it is essential to investigate further. The existence of this charge on a statement without any clear supporting commercial transaction has led to the conclusion that it is generally a fraudulent charge.
Given these possibilities, if you encounter this charge on your credit card statement and do not remember authorizing it or subscribing to relevant Amazon services, it is advisable to contact Amazon customer service for further clarification and to ensure the security of your account.
A more common Amazon Prime video on demand (as in a movie purchase or rental) credit card charge might appear on your bank account as “Amazon Digital Svcs amzn.com/bill”, at least in 2024 where PRIME-VIDEO-888-802-3080-WA was more popular in years past.