Dodgeball

Join our MRC Webinar on January 8th We'll break down how Brainly built a scalable fraud engine to reduce PSP costs and prevent disputes across several platforms. Scaling a subscription business comes with a lot of risk challenges. You’ll learn: • How to build scalable fraud detection. • How to integrate cross-platform data. • How to build automated fraud workflows • How to optimize fraud operations. Save your seat https://lnkd.in/eX_9XUHe Join Brainly's Sr Staff Engineer, Arkadiusz Gac, and our Head of Fraud, Brian Davis.

Step 1: Place an order Step 2: Claim it never arrived Step 3: Dispute the charge Step 4: Repeat First-party fraud is one of the most frustrating problems for fraud teams. At Dodgeball, we see this challenge every day. Customers exploit refund and dispute policies, turning them into costly vulnerabilities. And it’s on the rise. Why this keeps happening: • Verifying every case manually is resource-intensive. • Repeat offenders stay hidden by using multiple accounts. • Most policies lack the layers to prevent abuse before it happens. First-party fraud is frustrating, but it’s not unbeatable. At Dodgeball, we make this simple. Catch fraud faster, and stop it immediately. And with a known fraud database, you can block repeat offenders. Stay ahead by learning from past patterns and keeping abusers out.

Verified IDs give a false sense of security. Fraudsters know how to bypass them. And the longer fraud hides, the more damage it causes: • Day 1: A stolen ID opens an account. Clean on paper. • Week 1: Small, clean transactions. No alarms. • Month 1: Multiple accounts, referral abuse. • Month 3: Full monetization - ACH returns, chargebacks, losses. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Fraud teams everywhere are overwhelmed. Chasing fraud after the damage is done. Fraud isn’t static. It matures. And verified IDs only check one part of the story. Stopping it requires more than tools. It takes connection. At Dodgeball, we help stop the ripple effect of stolen identities. • See everything. Unified signals from signup to transaction. • Respond faster. Dynamic workflows adapt to evolving risks. • Make smarter decisions. Real-time insights for immediate action. Are you catching fraud at Day 1 or scrambling at Month 3?

Your customers' data is gold and fraudsters are mining it. Here's how they do it. The anatomy of modern identity theft: Step 1: Harvesting Personal Data - Purchase leaked credentials from dark web marketplaces - Deploy phishing campaigns targeting your customers - Scrape social media profiles for personal information - Extract data from data breaches Step 2: Turning Data into Weapons - Cross-reference multiple data sources - Build complete identity profiles - Validate active credentials - Test account viability Step 3: Breaking Through Your Defenses - Use synthetic or stolen identities to open accounts - Deploy automated tools to scale operations - Exploit weak points in verification processes - Create multiple accounts across platforms Step 4: Draining Your Platform - Execute fraudulent transactions - Resell validated accounts - Launch additional fraud schemes - Drain connected accounts The cost isn't just financial. Your fraud teams are overwhelmed, customer trust erodes, and regulatory scrutiny intensifies. Know the signs. Protect your business. Stop identity theft at the source.

Recycling isn’t always good, especially when it’s fraud. Repeat offenders thrive because most systems only focus on accounts, not the people behind them. Want to stop them in their tracks? Here’s your playbook for shutting down repeat offenders: 1. Build a known fraudster database:    Centralize data on fraudsters across accounts.    Link identities using devices, IPs, payment methods, and behaviors. 2. Connect the dots across signals:    Combine data from login, payment, and behavior.    Find anomalies like repeated patterns in IPs or devices. 3. Deploy dynamic workflows:    Add friction like IDV when high-risk patterns emerge.    Trigger immediate bans for a known fraudster. 4. Test and refine regularly:    A/B test your workflows to identify gaps.    Analyze how fraudsters bypass and adapt quickly. 5. Monitor for return attempts:    Track and block recycled identities.    Watch for familiar patterns like slight name changes or reused devices. Stopping repeat offenders means thinking bigger than single accounts.

Join us on for this week's Fraud Fraud - we're talking all things policy abuse. Register in comments below.

Fraudsters love second chances... and third, and fourth, and fifteenth. We’ve seen this happen with so many repeat offenders They get banned by one ecomm platform but simply create another account. One case we tracked? The same fraudster came back 15 times. • Slightly different name and email.. • Different payment method • Same crime. Most platforms treat each case in isolation. Ban the account, but not the fraudster. But it’s the same fraudsters just coming back over & over again. They know exactly how to exploit gaps in verification. Here's the typical repeat offender playbook: 1. Create multiple fake accounts 2. Spread transactions across different IP addresses 3. Use various payment methods 4. Wait for the perfect moment to strike 5. Disappear and resurface under new credentials Teams waste time chasing accounts. But the fraudster stays one step ahead. How do you stop this cycle? By thinking bigger than the account level. At Dodgeball, we link accounts, transactions, sessions, identities, and behaviors. Fraud is about connections. The question is: Are you tracking them?

Ensuring our customers' success when it comes to fraud and abuse prevention is at the heart of everything we do. Thanks to Arkadiusz Gac, Blake Whitson, Marcin Kupiec and the team at Brainly for your partnership and support of our mission at Dodgeball.

This week's Friday Fraud Chat we're talking about all of the ways to prevent ATO abuse. What signals should you look for? How do you prevent bad actors if they do get into accounts? What tactics can you use to stop repeat abusers? Join Brian D. and Alexandra Conners at 12 PM ET/ 9 AM PT on Friday!

Shopify merchants drove a record-breaking 5B in sales on Black Friday. according to president, Harley Finkelstein. Finkelstein noted, this is truly the "golden age of retail." We agree, our customers are seeing more transactions, more buyers, and more growth than ever. Dodgeball is a key part of protecting and enabling their growth and preventing fraud and abuse. And now, Dodgeball is available on the Shopify Marketplace!!! https://lnkd.in/ey6tXZrF