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Discover general and industry-specific fraud prevention tips and understand how you can help deter fraud.

Shipping

  • Delay shipping for international, expensive and/or large orders
  • Use your own shipping service or suspend the delivery
  • Track and verify the shipping address with the IP geo-location service from search engines

Shipping

  • Delay shipping for international, expensive and/or large orders
  • Use your own shipping service or suspend the delivery
  • Track and verify the shipping address with the IP geo-location service from search engines

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  • Detecting fraudulent transactions instantly, in real-time
  • Progressive system upgrades that keep us ahead of fraudsters
  • Extensive data encryption for strict confidentiality and security
  • Monitoring of transactions 24/7
  • Dedicated 2000-strong anti-fraud team of specialists globally

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Reduces fraud risk by half.1
1Source: Fraud Index Report Q1, 2014 by 2Checkout.com, Inc.

Essentials of fraud-prevention.

Eliminate the risks and costs of fraudulent transactions with this comprehensive checklist

  • It is a high-risk location (vacant property, hotel, country, or location highly known for fraud.)
  • Multiple orders are being shipped to the same address within a short period of time
  • A customer is requesting overnight shipping for an expensive order (i.e. electronics)
  • A customer asks you to change the shipping address after the order has been paid for

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If you’ve ticked off most of the suspicious or even potentially high-risk observations above, ensure you take precautions to avoid taking any losses. Contact the customer directly, delay shipment or even refund the transaction to stay safe.