Infographic: Clues that reveal online fraud

The best means of online fraud remediation is to flag and prevent fraudulent transactions before they are processed. But what are the telltale signs of a fraudulent account?



A new infographic from antifraud software provider Sift Science highlights some common risk factors retailers should look out for. For example, if three other accounts share a shipping address, it is four times more likely to be fraudulent. If two other accounts share the same credit card, it is five times more risky.



A four minute-old account is a major fraud indicator, as these accounts are 35 times more likely to be fraudulent. A known reshipping address is 78 times as likely to be fraudulent.



In addition, an unusually high order value is twice as risky. If there are five or more digits in a customer’s email address, it is four times as risky. Orders with expedited shipping are four times as likely to be fraudulent, while if there are more than 8,000 kilometers between a customer’s IP and billing address, it is eight times as risky.

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