Questions tagged [fraud-detection]
13 questions
13
votes
3 answers
Should I decline a credit card based on IP Address
We are having a problem with a user who comes to our site to attempt to validate hundreds of credit card numbers. He will run around 400+ $1.00 transactions at a time, find some valid card numbers and then quit. This is happening with more…
Tod Birdsall
- 235
- 1
- 9
6
votes
2 answers
80% of Website Traffic coming from Just one Town in USA - Strange?
For the last month, 80% of my total traffic was coming from just one Town in the USA. Here are the attributes:
It is one of the richest towns in California in USA which defies logic since I run a website for coupons.
The bounce rate is not 100%. It…
user37677
- 61
- 2
6
votes
2 answers
Online gift certificates: Systems to avoid fraud
What good methods are there out there for avoiding fraud with electronic gift certificates (ones which are created and the information distributed electronically via website)?
I'm looking to audit/redesign an existing system, and want to get a good…
Kzqai
- 1,332
- 2
- 9
- 22
5
votes
2 answers
what is website security verification?
I have an e-commerce website and I recently came across a web page that talks about cyber crime and this has got me wondering what website security verification means.
Does any one know what website security verification means?
How can verify my…
voidstar
- 53
- 2
5
votes
3 answers
Are there open solutions for fraud detection?
I've been dealing with an inordinate amount of bogus payments, mostly people using PayPal. I am aware of services that provide an API that returns a score, but I'd like to first explore the possibility of using something open source.
Are there any…
Tim Post
- 6,586
- 39
- 46
4
votes
1 answer
Possible automated Bing Ads fraud?
I run a website that generates life insurance leads. The site is very simple a) there is a form for capturing the user's details, life insurance requirements etc b) A quote comparison feature
We drive traffic to our site using conventional Google…
Gary Joynes
- 141
- 3
4
votes
1 answer
Is there a way to tell if a page load was done inside a frame, iframe, etc.?
Wondering if there's a way to detect a page load was done inside a frame, iframe, etc. (likely via JavaScript) and if so, what are the limits of such a detection system?
blunders
- 2,080
- 3
- 17
- 32
2
votes
1 answer
How to report attempted credit card fraud?
I run a website which accepts credit card payments.
I recently noticed that one user who used many different names and/or email addresses attempted to make almost a hundred credit card transactions for varying amounts (from $1.50 to > $500) over…
antifraud
- 21
- 1
2
votes
1 answer
adsense RPM is frozen upon advanced screen detection. Why?
This is unusual. This code causes me to receive pennies per RPM for my website: