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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Are you sure you are reading your statement correctly? When I fill up at Walmart, my statement shows a $1 charge and another charge for the gas, but these are both "pending" charges. When they are no longer pending, the $1 charge is dropped and not charged against my account. I think it is just a temporary holding charge for security.
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Exactly right. The charges for $1.00 showing as pending charges are not actual charges. They are pre-authorization charges to verify the credit card being used is valid.