Yet another clever trick

billing address match.... not really!

[Bewenched]

We've started to notice that orders are coming in that pass our billing verification check which really do not match the card billing address.

Basically most billing verifications check the street address number, the zip, state. So what's happening is that the frauder is using the correct billing address number, but not the right street. Maybe even a few blocks away.

We use one of the major fraud detection services and banking institutions and these transactions as passing all the billing verification checks and giving a authorization code.

Just take a good look at those billing addresses against the shipping address before you ship your items.

It's a good thing we have our own internal verification script that flags them for review.

[Wlauzon]

Actually a lot only check for the zip code.

[drhfinegifts]

I have a lot of customers that have their orders shipped to their work address, not their billing address which is usually their house.

How can you be sure that these are fraudulent orders?

[ThePailyGuy]

are you sure that you're not declining a lot of legitimate clients? that's alot of money right there.