I have a charge on my bank statement from my check card and I want to
know what it is.  It says"T HALPAIN ENT 8764 MARBEL FALLS TX"  Please
help me find what business this is;thanks.

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Request for Question Clarification by richard-ga on 15 Mar 2003 05:28 PST

Hello

Will you please make sure you've spelled everything exactly as it
appears on the statement?

I'm guessing it's "Marble Falls" but I want to be sure "Halpain" is
exactly what it says.

Thanks

Tim Halpain Enterprises is a business in Marble Falls, TX.  Their
phone number is 830-693-4548.

I called and left a message, and they called back and left me a
message, identifying their business as a "tool distributor" out of
Austin.  (This phrase is usually used to mean hardware store type
tools, but is sometimes used to mean software tools as well -- I'm
guessing Mr. Halpain meant the former, but I'm not 100% sure).

I hope this information clears things up, but if not, just give
Halpain Enterprises a call directly.

If there's anything else I can do to help out here, just let me know
through a Request for Clarification.

Thanks for using Google Answers.


search strategy:  Searched the Texas Office of the Comptroller site
at:

http://ecpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/coaStart.html

for: halpain

Have you called the bank to request supporting documentation? They
should be able to help you.

For what it's worth, Marble Falls is a little town 45 miles northwest
of Austin. It's home to Packsaddle Mountain, one of the state's best
hang gliding and paragliding sites. You haven't been flying lately
have you?

Couple of ideas to jog your memory or think
of who had access to your card:
1 - Online charges or 1-900 calls, maybe eBay seller
2 - Gas station, Halpain Ent could be Enterprises,
     the name of the guy who owned a gas station that
     you or someone else stopped at.
3 - Adult club - could be a cover for a guys bar that they
     purposely disquise the name and location
The mispelling of the name of the city makes me 
suspicious.  If it was some kind of fraud, I'd think
they'd get the name right.  My guess is that it is someone
who just is hiding the name of what you/they charged.
Do you know where you/the card were on the date in question?
Good luck, and ericynot-ga had good advice, talk to the bank.

Ear Nose & Throat