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Every year cost fraudulent credit card purchases online retailer millions of dollars. Without the benefit of the customer and Lupe requesting additional identification in person, it may be difficult to correctly identify fraudulent charges made online. But with a little more time and effort, you can online retailers significantly minimizes the risk of fraud by using the following strategies.

1. If the delivery address does not match the billing address, please call the customer directly to the order, especially if the delivery address listed to confirm from the country.

2. Always requiring a valid phone number for orders and ensure the area code of the number matches the billing address of the. Consider calling the customer to confirm the number.

3. Be suspicious of atypical contracts, such as unusually large orders or orders for an unusually high proportion of the same number. If an order seems suspicious, behavior is a little more research to determine whether the fraud is.

4. Other transactions to be wary of orders are purchased with several credit cards but shipped to an address. Or more contracts with the same credit card within a short period.

5. Check the IP address of the customer order to determine their location. Be wary of international payments, which come from high-risk “countries or regions which are known for their high rate of fraud, including Nigeria, Turkey, Lithuania, and Russia.

6. Scammers use are often no longer be found by e-mail addresses from free web-based services. Ask the customer to an ISP or domain based e-mail address, their location can be tracked.

7. Use the Address Verification Service (of the majority of payment is guaranteed), which provides information from a customer provided with the information of the bank that issued the card. Many payment gateways also have a variety of other anti-fraud tools you can use to minimize your risk.

8. When in doubt, call the customer and the customer’s request to fax a copy of the driver’s license or passport to authenticate their identity.

9. Make your anti-fraud warning Policy prominently on your website and potential fraudsters that they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, if the place fraudulent orders through your website.

10. You can also call the issuing bank before approving the order.

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