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Proactive Techniques for Avoiding Chargebacks
Chargebacks cost merchants beyond the lost sale and merchandise and in many cases it is in a merchant’s best interest to resolve customer…
Nov 2, 2021 · 4 min read Fraud PreventionRepeat Friendly Fraudsters Caught for Commission Scam
Two U.S. brother’s, Andrew and Allen Chiu, we’re blocked from making purchases from Nordstrom.com after excessive chargeback claims and…
Nov 2, 2021 · 2 min read fraudReport Finds Increase in Malware, Targeted Attacks at Medium-Sized Businesses
According to Symantec’s annual Internet Security Threat Report, malicious attacks increased 81 percent from last year while social…
Nov 2, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsRetail Clerk Opened Store Credit Cards with Stolen Identities
Two Louisiana residents were arrested and charged with multiple accounts of fraud and identity theft after a retail clerk used stolen…
Nov 2, 2021 · 1 min read Identity FraudRetail Sales Clerk Boosts Commission Buying Goods with Fraudulent Credit Cards
A former employee at Saks Fifth Avenue faces felony credit card abuse charges after using fraudulent credit cards opened in the names of…
Nov 2, 2021 · 1 min read Industry NewsReturn Fraud Statistics from the NRF
The National Retail Federation estimates that return fraud cost merchants $14.37 billion in 2011 up from $13.66 billion in 2010. In a…
Nov 2, 2021 · 2 min read fraudSenate Holds Hearing on Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
On May 9 the U.S. Senate held a discussion on the proposed Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights which seeks to establish the framework for…
Nov 2, 2021 · 3 min read Sales ConversionShipping Address Considerations for the United Kingdom
There are many things to consider when expanding sales to a new region, but a simple fact that is often overlooked is the differences in…
Nov 2, 2021 · 3 min read Fraud PreventionSMS is Far From Foolproof
A hacker recently pointed out that a feature specific to Apple’s iOS operating system leaves a major vulnerability with text messaging…
Nov 2, 2021 · 2 min read Fraud PreventionSpammers Scrape Facebook Friends for Targeted Phishing Attacks
Facebook recently announced that they uncovered an incident where fraudsters used compromised email addresses to scrape lists of Facebook…
Nov 2, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsSupreme Court, Ruling Could Have Major Effect on Auction and Marketplace Sites
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide the final ruling on a case between a book publisher and eBay seller, and while this individual case…
Nov 2, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsTake the 2012 Mobile Payment & Fraud Survey
The Fraud Practice is a proud sponsor of the 2012 Mobile Payment & Fraud Survey. The drive to move commerce to the mobile phone is not a…
Nov 2, 2021 · 1 min read