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Online shopping and auctions attract record number of fraud reports

Customer
by Paul Skeldon
The total number of fraud reports made to Action Fraud, Cifas, and UK Finance rose by 6.49%, resulting in an increase in loss of £20 million
Customer fraud Growth 2000

Stop being nice – or risk return fraudster deluge, retail expert warns

Operations and Logistics
by Paul Skeldon
“Stop being nice – or risk return fraudsters” is the warning, after research shows a link between the “season of good will” and return scams
fraud Growth 2000 Operations and Logistics returns
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PEAK 2022 Cyber fraud boom predicted for Black Friday as cash-strapped shoppers and pro-scammers get busy

Peak
by Paul Skeldon
Retailers are being warned that as Black Friday approaches and online sales are set to peak, cyber fraud is going to explode
Black Friday Cyber crime fraud Growth 2000 Peak

Ecommerce fraud among consumers rises as online sales fall across Europe

Customer
by Paul Skeldon
UK consumers are unleashing their darker sides and scamming online retailers in order to get free products as they tighten their belts
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40% of traffic to ecommerce sites comes from bots raising cyber security threat level

Technology
by Paul Skeldon
In the past 12 months, nearly 40% of traffic on retailers’ websites didn’t come from a human. Instead, it came from a bot– and...
bad bots bots Cyber crime fraud Growth 2000 Technology

EDITORIAL How the “complicated macro environment” is a problem for retailers

Editorial
by Paul Skeldon
A “complicated macro environment” is certainly one way to put it. But what does the rapidly changing world mean for retailers?
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42.3% of internet traffic in 2021 wasn’t human, as bad bots target retail in online fraud surge

Industry
by Paul Skeldon
Almost half the traffic on the internet to commercial websites are ‘bad bots’ bent on fraud and the retail industry is particularly vulnerable a study...
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Appreal sales have weathered the pandemic in style

Apparel industry ecommerce booms, but fraud a growing problem

Industry
by Paul Skeldon
The apparel industry, highly susceptible to world events, has seen a boom across the pandemic, with ecommerce sales hitting new highs year on year – but...
Apparel Cybersecurity fashion fraud Industry International
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Refund abuse hits new heights for online marketplaces, costing them and retailers dear

Marketplaces
by Paul Skeldon
Online marketplaces are experiencing a significant rise in refund abuse costing the industry huge amounts of money, research shows
Cybercrime fraud Growth 2000 Marketplaces refund fraud
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More than a third of fashion retailers experiencing surge in fraud during pandemic, research finds

Industry
by Paul Skeldon
Nearly a third (32%) of fashion retailers have experienced a rise in online payment fraud over the past 12 months, while nearly half (44%) have...
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