User Guide

Contents
4 June 23, 2009 Fraud Management Filters
Detecting Pending Transactions Using the PayPal API . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Handling FMF Errors in Payment API Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Migration From Risk Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Chapter 5 Fraud Management Filters Summary . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Kinds of Fraud Management Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Basic Fraud Management Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Maximum Transaction Amount Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Unconfirmed Address Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Country Monitor Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Advanced Fraud Management Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Card and Address Validation Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
High Risk Lists Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Transaction Data Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Chapter 6 Fraud Management Filters Operating Principles . . . . . .47
Fraud Management Filters Operation With Direct Credit Card and Virtual Terminal Payments .
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Fraud Management Filters Operation With Other Payment Transactions . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fraud Management Filters Pending State Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Supported Transaction Flows for Review Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Capturing Pending Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interaction with Payment Receiving Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51