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Fraud Prevention

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 Prevention

Repeat 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
fraud

Report 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 News

Retail 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 Fraud

Retail 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 News

Return 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
fraud

Senate 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 Conversion

Shipping 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 Prevention

SMS 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 Prevention

Spammers 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 News

Supreme 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 News

Take 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