Merchants with a bunch of characters for their name

1. 2022-10-10 at 10:11 PM UTC

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   Misterigh Houston
   I've seen charges on credit cards where the merchants name is something like 'asdfhushdu' or 'ndfguehrutheur' or some other random string of characters. What is it that causes this? Is this like some conversion for a foreign language? Usually there is no other info. No city/state. No transaction type. Sometimes the amount is even $0.00.
   
   Who are these merchants and how can I learn the ways of those who use these merchants for fraudulent activity?
   
   Thank you for your time.