Tag: fraud
Asset Protection for the Small Business
The protection of company assets in the small office is normally very informal and left to the honesty of the employees. Unfortunately, this is not always effective and appropriate.
Identifying Theft and Fraud Inside a Retail Business | Ep. 73
In this podcast, LPM’s Kevin McMenimen and Jac Brittain look inside the retail business at areas of opportunity in e-commerce and e-fraud.
The Chargebacks Holiday Hangover Is Here—What’s Next?
Every year, merchants experience a sudden influx of chargebacks. From the beginning of January and almost into April, companies will get the ‘holiday hangover’ in which dispute volumes can rise by as much as 40 percent.
A Booming Marketplace for Stolen Credit Card Data Should Fuel Investment in Fraud Prevention...
Retailers will probably lose $130 billion from CNP fraud between 2018 and 2023, according to a 2019 market forecast study by Juniper Research on online payment fraud.
3 Tips for Getting Your E-commerce Off-season Right
Chargebacks are an inescapable part of e-commerce. The high sales (and increased fraud) of November and December translate into a significant volume of chargebacks in January and February.
New Report Examining Retailers’ Return Policies Released
Returns accounted for 10.6 percent of retail trade in 2020, and totaled $428 billion. With increased ecommerce adoption across retail segments, returns are set to grow exponentially in 2022 and beyond.
Using Data to Stop Four Types of Discount Fraud
Discounting can be a perfectly legitimate practice, which makes it difficult to sort the valid transactions from the improper ones.
Is the Ecommerce Boom Driving the Rise in Return Scams?
Due to its size as well as logistics processes, Amazon is a common target for criminals attempting return fraud of various types.
Is Your Retail Business Ready to Fight Fraud This Holiday Season?
An increase in online and offline transactions means that the perfect opportunity exists for cybercriminals to intensify the scale of their attacks everywhere, including retail businesses.
What Is Organized Retail Crime?
Organized retail crime involves two or more persons obtaining retail merchandise through theft and fraud as part of an unlawful enterprise.