User's Guide

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Fraud Filter Reference
Accept Filters
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The International IP Address filter sets aside transactions from customers in foreign
countries so that you can evaluate them more fully.
International AVS Filter
What does the filter do?
International Address Verification Service (IAVS), determines whether the issuer is domestic
(US) or international.
The specified action is taken whenever AVS returns Y.
Special Requirements
International AVS is not currently widely supported by processors. Check to see if your
processor supports international AVS.
FDMS Nashville and NOVA return IAVS responses for all card types.
EDS Aurora and FDMS South return IAVS responses for VISA cards only.
All other processors always return N or X.
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 AVS filter sets aside transactions from customers with cards issued in
foreign countries so that you can evaluate them more fully.
Accept Filters
Accept Filters immediately approve transactions that meet characteristics that you specify. If a
filter in this group is triggered, then the transaction is accepted regardless of Review filter
results.
IMPORTANT:The Accept filters are designed to reduce the load on your staff by reducing
the number of transactions set aside for review. The Accept filters do not
reduce risk.
TABLE A.5 AVS filter results
Result Meaning
Y The card number is associated with an international issuer.
N The card number is associated with a US issuer.
X Account holder's bank does not support IAVS.
(Null) In some cases banks return no value at all.