Uncover scammers directing users away from your platform to ensure they stay safely within your environment

Online purchase scams

accounted for more than

one-third of all scams in 2021

*Better Business Bureau

Online shopping scams include crimes where goods or services purchased online are never delivered, items sold don’t match the listing, sellers are conned, or fake negative customer reviews are used to intimidate sellers.

According to a worldwide study, victims of online shopping scams are losing money more easily than in the past, with 75% of those targeted experiencing a financial loss.  Online purchase, cryptocurrency and employment scams were the top 3 riskiest consumer scams in 2021.

Spot the key risk signals from scammers threatening your platform and customers

  • Uncover fraud rings of scammers working together to target vulnerable users
  • Detect patterns in the data to find the worst offenders and mitigate the biggest risks
  • Keep users safely in your environment by identifying where scammers look to divert users away to transact off-platform 

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