{"id":23931,"date":"2025-12-19T08:23:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T01:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frauddetection.cacco.co.jp\/media\/en\/?p=23931"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T06:03:57","slug":"what-are-fraudulent-orders-a-summary-of-fraud-in-e-commerce-sites-its-causes-and-how-to-prevent-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frauddetection.cacco.co.jp\/media\/en\/knowhow\/23931\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Fraudulent Orders? A Summary of Fraud in E-Commerce Sites, Its Causes, and How to Prevent It"},"content":{"rendered":"

On E-Commerce sites and web commerce, \u201cfraudulent orders\u201d pose a serious threat to merchants. <\/span><\/p>\n

This article explains the causes and methods behind fraudulent orders in online shopping, and elaborates practical steps that businesses can take to guard against them.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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1. Fraudulent Orders in E-Commerce Are Often Third-Party \u201cImpersonation\u201d<\/b><\/h2>\n

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Fraudulent orders can occur via various payment methods\u2014credit cards, cash on delivery, deferred payment, etc. Among these, credit\u2010card fraudulent orders (i.e., unauthorized transactions made with a cardholder\u2019s information) are particularly prominent. In 2018, the amount of damage from unauthorized credit\u2010card use reached \u00a523.5 billion, and approximately 80 % of that was due to fraudulent orders in online commerce (E-Commerce) involving card number theft.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/a> In credit\u2010card fraudulent orders, the typical flow is: the card information is leaked \u2192 the fraudster uses it on an E-Commerce site \u2192 the goods are ordered\/received.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

2. Reasons and Methods Behind Credit-Card Fraudulent Orders<\/b><\/h2>\n

Credit\u2010card fraudulent orders generally stem from the leakage of card information which is then used on an E-Commerce site.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/a> Some examples of how card information is leaked include:<\/span><\/p>\n