Phishing text or real card fraud? The $0.83 charge revealed it

A reddit report about a phishing scam that cost someone $0.01. Learn how to avoid falling victim.

Hello everyone! Just wanted to know if this is a phishing scam text/email. I usually have all my transaction notifications in my Chase text thread messages when it's over $0.01 to keep track of my card being swiped. This morning I got a text/email that $75 from Sugarhouse Industries was charged to my card, but I went and logged into my Chase app and did not see anything pending for that amount. I did go ahead and call the back of my Chase card to talk to a representative, and they did not see anything pending for the amount/name of the merchant. Was wondering if it was a scam text? First time encountering that and was wondering if anybody had that experience? I did try the card later today to buy some tea, and I had the usual text/email and I did see the pending amount for the tea I purchased in my bank app. Edited: Just saw a transaction of $0.83 for GRAB, so definitely got the card replaced now.

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