Duplicate payment to Summit Packaging Supply
01what happened
The ledger shows two $1,058 payments to Summit Packaging Supply that both reference INV-20418, made 5 days apart through different payment rails. Same vendor, identical amount, close timing and the same invoice number together score 1.00, well above the 0.70 duplicate threshold.
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02the fix you approved
- to:
- Summit Packaging Supply, accounts receivable
- subject:
- Refund request: duplicate payment for invoice INV-20418
Hi Summit Packaging Supply team, Our records show invoice INV-20418 was paid twice: once on September 3, 2026 and again on September 8, 2026, $1,058 each. Could you refund the duplicate $1,058 payment, or confirm it as a credit on our account? I'm happy to send both payment confirmations if that helps. Thank you, Acme Outdoor Co.
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03evidence
Two payments for the same bill
| date | bank descriptor | reference | amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | Summit Packaging Supply | INV-20418 | $1,058 |
| 2026-09-08 | PAYPAL *SUMMIT PACKAGING SUPPLY LLC | INV-20418 | $1,058 |
Duplicate score
- Both paid to "summit packaging supply"+0.30
- Identical amounts+0.35
- 5 days apart+0.15
- Both reference INV-20418+0.20
- score (flag at 0.70)1.00
05calculations
| 01 | Both paid to "summit packaging supply" | same merchant | +0.30 |
| 02 | Identical amounts | exact amount | +0.35 |
| 03 | 5 days apart | within 7 days | +0.15 |
| 04 | Both reference INV-20418 | same invoice reference | +0.20 |
| 05 | Duplicate score | sum of signals (flag at 0.70 or above) | 1.00 |
| 06 | Recoverable amount | min(first payment, second payment) | $1,058 |
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06uncertainty and missing evidence
- ?The vendor may have already issued a credit that is not yet visible in the bank feed.
- ?Confirm the second payment was not a deposit for a new order.
07agent.log
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- 09:40:54ledger loaded: 202 transactions, 985 orders, 18 products
- 09:40:54202 transactions analyzed; 1 likely duplicate payment
- 09:40:549 recurring charges found; 1 merit review
- 09:40:5418 products analyzed; 1 with margin compression
- 09:40:54selected 3 products for market research
- 09:40:55loading demo dataset for 8 competitor listings
- 09:40:55collected 8 competitor prices (demo dataset)
- 09:40:552 pricing opportunities; 1 corroborate margin erosion
- 09:40:554 of 4 findings supported by evidence
- 09:40:55duplicate payment to summit packaging supply: $1,058 one-time
- 09:40:55margin erosion on alpine insulated bottle 32oz: $1,872 a year
- 09:40:55pricing opportunity on trail daypack 24l: $756 a year
- 09:40:55relay inbox subscription price increase: $600 a year
- 09:40:55$4,286 in potential annual profit recovery
- 09:40:564 recommendations ready for review