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Whatever your sector, size or ambition, we’ll deliver the payments solutions you need.
The world’s premiere payment ecosystem working for you.
Whatever your sector, size or ambition, we’ll deliver the payments solutions you need.
The world’s premiere payment ecosystem working for you.
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The Global Payments Fraud Awareness Guide is available to assist in preventing fraud before it ever happens. This guide is an excerpt from the Global Payments Card Acceptance Guide. Both documents are available below.
Seasonal fraud specialists who do not have their own merchant accounts often approach legitimate merchants. They will typically offer you a kickback in exchange for depositing transactions through your account. It is important that you only process your own transactions.
You and your staff are our most effective weapons against fraud.
Statistics show that the risk of fraud increases when the card and customer are not present at the point of sale.
"Card-not-present" transactions include catalog purchases, telephone or fax orders and Internet sales. They can also include recurring payments, such
as automatic donations and subscriptions.
You cannot accept mail, fax, phone or Internet transactions without a specific type of merchant agreement. Without it, you are not only vulnerable to fraud and chargeback losses, but you risk losing your merchant privileges.
So, before accepting a card-not-present transaction, make sure that you have the proper agreement. Then, take the necessary steps to prevent chargebacks:
Most merchants are also credit card users. Here are some tips you, as a consumer, can take to reduce the chances of becoming a victim:
Protection from Credit Card Fraud
Global Payments never sends emails requesting customer passwords or log in credentials. Protect your personal information and never click on unsolicited web links provided in an email or other correspondence.
Losing any amount of money to fraud is too much. From merchant chargebacks to higher operating costs, fraud affects us all. The most efficient place to prevent fraud is at the point of sale, by making sure your employees follow these simple guidelines for every credit card transaction:
If you are suspicious for any reason, call for a Code 10 authorization. If you have an electronic POS terminal, always swipe every card, even if the customer says the magnetic stripe is damaged. If there is no response, or the message is garbled, call for an authorization and take an imprint of the card.
Everyone who works in your store should be on the lookout for possible shoplifters. Although shoplifters are seldom violent, it's a good idea not to attempt to physically restrain them. Call the police or security immediately.
Here are some tips to help you identify likely suspects: