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Fraud Protection Services User’s Guide 97
Fraud Filter Reference
International Order Filters
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Certain countries, however, are much riskier than others. These countries have high likelihood
of fraud and you should evaluate transactions from these countries closely.
International Shipping/Billing Address Filter
What does the filter do?
This filter screens the customer’s shipping and billing information for non-U.S. addresses. The
filter checks for country code 840, or any derivation of “United States” (U.S., USA, United
States of America, America, and so on) in the country fields. Any other country name triggers
the filter.
How does the filter protect me?
Orders from customers in foreign countries are more likely to be fraudulent than orders from
domestic customers. This is due to the difficulty of authenticating foreign citizens and the
difficulty of cross-border legal enforcement against fraudulent activities.
The International Shipping/Billing Address filter sets aside transactions from customers in
foreign countries so that you can evaluate them more fully.
International IP Address Filter
What does the filter do?
This filter screens for international IP addresses. An IP (Internet protocol) address is a unique
identifier for a computer that can identify a particular network and a particular computer on
that network.
The specified action is taken whenever the IP address indicates an international computer or
network.
How does the filter protect me?
Orders from customers in foreign countries are more likely to be fraudulent than orders from
domestic customers. This is due to the difficulty of authenticating foreign citizens as well as
the difficulty of cross-border legal enforcement against fraudulent activities.
The International IP Address filter sets aside transactions from customers in foreign
countries so that you can evaluate them more fully.