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<li>Set custom risk scoring rules based on order behavior, IP location, and customer details</li>
<li>Assign individual weights (0–10) to each rule to calculate a dynamic risk percentage per order</li>
<li>Enable or disable specific risk conditions like first-time buyer, high-risk countries, or billing/shipping mismatch</li>
<li>Blacklist fraudulent orders by email, domain, IP address, phone number, country, state, or zip code</li>
<li>Restrict orders from specific user roles, proxy users, or previously flagged addresses</li>
<li>Customize the error message shown to blocked customers during checkout</li>
<li>Whitelist trusted customers by email, domain, IP address, payment method, or shipping region</li>
<li>Whitelist overrides blacklist to ensure smooth ordering for safe users</li>
<li>View calculated risk score directly inside the WooCommerce order detail page for transparency</li>
<li>Detect and block bulk bot orders or repeated transactions from the same customer</li>
<li>Supports all WooCommerce payment gateways and shipping methods out of the box</li>
<li>Lightweight, fast, and designed to run fraud checks without affecting checkout performance</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Why Anti-Fraud Protection Is Essential for WooCommerce Stores</h2>
Running an online store today means more than just selling products—it also means defending your business against the growing threat of digital fraud. With online transactions increasing, fraudsters have become smarter, targeting vulnerable WooCommerce stores with fake orders, stolen credit cards, and automated attacks. What may seem like a single suspicious order could actually be part of a larger fraud pattern designed to exploit your store’s checkout process.
Every unauthorized transaction not only chips away at your revenue but also burdens you with refund requests, chargeback penalties, and customer trust issues. If left unchecked, these risks can snowball into serious operational damage.
Anti-Fraud Protection for WooCommerce offers a powerful, easy-to-use solution to detect and stop fraudulent behavior before it affects your bottom line. Whether it’s blocking high-risk IPs, preventing bulk bot checkouts, or detecting mismatches between customer details and locations, this plugin gives you complete control to define what’s risky—and what’s not.
From solo entrepreneurs to high-volume stores, this tool is especially useful during:
<ul>
<li>Product launches or holiday sales—when fraud attempts spike</li>
<li>Accepting international orders or unfamiliar payment methods</li>
<li>Detecting rapid order frequency from the same user or region</li>
<li>Blocking suspicious email domains or repeat offenders</li>
</ul>
<h2>Benefits</h2>
<h3>Risk Score Rules – Dynamic Fraud Risk Evaluation</h3>
These features in Anti Fraud Protection plugin allow you to intelligently analyze and score orders based on custom-defined conditions. Each rule can be toggled on/off and assigned a weight from 0–10, contributing to a final risk percentage per order.
<figure id="attachment_18734005209130" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734005209130" style="width: 495px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734005209130 size-medium" title="Risk analysis of fraud detection score" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/risk-analysis.png?w=495" alt="Fraud real time Risk Analysis" width="495" height="590" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734005209130" class="wp-caption-text">Fraud protection risk analysis</figcaption></figure>
<h4>Detailed Features:</h4>
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<li>First-Time Order Detection: Flag orders placed by new customers with no previous order history.</li>
<li>Billing and Shipping Address Mismatch: Detect when billing and shipping details don’t align—a common fraud signal.</li>
<li>IP Country vs Billing Country Mismatch: Compare geolocation from IP with billing country for suspicious differences.</li>
<li>IP Country vs Shipping Country Mismatch: Flag orders where the shipping country doesn’t match IP location.</li>
<li>International Order Flag: Automatically tag cross-border orders that may carry a higher fraud risk.</li>
<li>High-Risk Email Domain Detection: Block orders using throwaway or temporary email domains.</li>
<li>High-Risk Countries Filter: Mark specific countries as high risk and evaluate accordingly.</li>
<li>Order Amount Threshold Check: Add risk weight to high-value purchases exceeding a set amount.</li>
<li>Custom Risk Scoring: Assign weights to rules (0–10) to build a dynamic total risk percentage.</li>
<li>Order Risk Score Display: See risk scores in real-time on the WooCommerce order detail page.</li>
</ul>
<figure id="attachment_18734005209093" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734005209093" style="width: 896px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734005209093 size-medium" title="Configure rules to prevent card testing attacks and velocity attacks and prevent block fake orders" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WooCommerce-settings_ca83fd.png?w=896" alt="Fraud protection rules" width="896" height="1293" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734005209093" class="wp-caption-text">Configure rules to detect block fake orders.</figcaption></figure>
<h3>Blacklist System – Block Suspicious Customers Automatically</h3>
With Anti Fraud Protection Plugin stop fraudulent transactions before they happen by blacklisting emails, IPs, and shipping regions. This feature provides instant order blocking for high-risk criteria.
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<li>Block Specific Email Addresses: Manually block known fraudulent email accounts.</li>
<li>Block Email Domains: Prevent entire domains like <code>tempmail.com</code> from placing orders.</li>
<li>Phone Number Blocking: Restrict transactions from suspicious or spam phone numbers.</li>
<li>IP Address Blocking: Add single or multiple IPs to the blacklist to prevent future orders.</li>
<li>IP Country Blocking: Restrict orders from high-risk countries based on geolocation.</li>
<li>User Role Restrictions: Block roles like Guest, Subscriber, or custom roles from ordering.</li>
<li>Shipping Address Blocking: Identify and stop orders going to fraudulent addresses.</li>
<li>Block Shipping Country, State, or Zip Code: Deny orders from flagged locations to prevent repeat fraud.</li>
<li>Customizable Error Messages: Show a tailored checkout message when an order is blocked.</li>
</ul>
<figure id="attachment_18734005209091" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734005209091" style="width: 896px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734005209091 size-medium" title="Rule to configure blacklisting settings to protect site from fraud orders" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/blacklist-order-settings_caa1c0.png?w=896" alt="Black list orders and users" width="896" height="775" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734005209091" class="wp-caption-text">Black list specific orders to prevent fake orders and minimize card testing attacks.</figcaption></figure>
<h3>Whitelist System – Allow Trusted Users to Bypass Anti Fraud Checks</h3>
Ensure seamless transactions for VIPs, employees, or trusted clients. Whitelisted users always bypass Anti Fraud filters, even if other conditions are met.
<ul class="">
<li>Whitelist Specific Email Addresses: Allow select users to order even if domain is blocked.</li>
<li>Whitelist Email Domains: Trust domains like <code>@yourcompany.com</code> to ensure easy ordering.</li>
<li>Whitelist IP Addresses: Permit known IPs from your office, team, or partners to always succeed.</li>
<li>Whitelist User Roles: Automatically allow orders from Admins, Shop Managers, or other trusted roles.</li>
<li>Whitelist Payment Methods: Trust secure gateways like Stripe or verified bank transfers.</li>
<li>Whitelist Shipping Locations: Allow safe zip codes, countries, and states without triggering blocks.</li>
</ul>
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Anti Fraud Protection

Anti-Fraud Protection automatically detects and blocks fraudulent orders using customizable rules, ensuring secure transactions and reducing chargebacks

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<h2>Key Benefits</h2>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-primary">
<li>Stop Fraud Before Payment – Block fraudulent orders at checkout before any money changes hands</li>
<li>100% Local — No External APIs – All fraud checks run on your server. No data leaves your site, no third-party dependencies, no per-transaction fees</li>
<li>Flexible Response Actions – Block suspicious orders outright, place them on hold for review, or flag them for attention — your rules, your call</li>
<li>Intelligent Risk Scoring – Automatic fraud detection with disposable email detection, IP tracking, country mismatch analysis, and more</li>
</ul>

<h2>Main Features</h2>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>Custom Blocking Rules – Create rules targeting emails, domains, phones, IPs, countries, addresses, names, payment methods, and shipping methods</li>
<li>4 Matching Modes – Exact match, contains, wildcard patterns, and full regex support</li>
<li>Automatic Risk Scoring – 6 configurable risk signals with adjustable weights and thresholds</li>
<li>Classic & Blocks Checkout – Full protection for both WooCommerce checkout experiences</li>
<li>Order Risk Metabox – Color-coded risk badges, scores, and detailed risk factors on every order</li>
<li>Complete Audit Trail – Every fraud check logged with context, action, trigger, score, and metadata</li>
<li>WooCommerce Analytics Integration – Security Logs report directly in the WooCommerce Analytics dashboard</li>
<li>GDPR & Privacy Ready – Built-in privacy policy integration with transparent data handling</li>
</ul>

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<h3>Rule-Based Blocking</h3>
Build your own defense with powerful, flexible rules. Target orders by email address, domain, phone number, IP address, country, city, postcode, billing or shipping address, customer name, payment method, or shipping method. Choose from exact match, contains, wildcard, or regex matching. Set rules to block, hold, or flag — and add expiration dates for temporary rules.
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<h3>Intelligent Risk Scoring</h3>
Every order is automatically assessed against six configurable risk signals: disposable email detection, IP reputation tracking, billing/shipping country mismatch, suspicious address keywords, new account age, and high-value order thresholds. Each signal has an adjustable weight, and you set the thresholds that determine whether an order is blocked, held, or flagged.
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<h3>Real-Time Checkout Protection</h3>
Shop Defender intercepts fraudulent orders at the earliest possible moment — before payment is processed. Full support for both the classic WooCommerce checkout and the newer WooCommerce Blocks checkout. When an order is blocked, draft orders are automatically cleaned up and the customer sees your customizable error message.
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<h3>Order Risk Assessment</h3>
Every order gets a detailed risk assessment stored as metadata. A dedicated metabox on the order page shows a color-coded badge (blocked, on hold, flagged, or low risk), a visual risk score bar, and a breakdown of every risk factor that contributed to the score. Optionally display a fraud risk column directly on the orders list.
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<h2>How It Works</h2>
<ol>
<li>Install & Activate – Upload the plugin and activate it alongside WooCommerce</li>
<li>Enable Protection – Navigate to WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced > Shop Defender and enable the plugin</li>
<li>Configure Risk Thresholds – Adjust signal weights and set your block/hold score thresholds</li>
<li>Create Rules (Optional) – Add custom rules for known bad actors, risky domains, or suspicious patterns</li>
<li>Monitor & Review – Review flagged orders, check risk scores, and refine your rules using the audit log</li>
</ol>

<h2>Comprehensive Rule Types</h2>
Target fraud from every angle:
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>Email & Domain – Block specific addresses or entire domains (e.g., *@disposable.com)</li>
<li>Phone Number – Normalized matching strips formatting differences automatically</li>
<li>IP Address – Block known bad IPs with exact or pattern matching</li>
<li>Country, State, City & Postcode – Geographic restrictions for billing and shipping</li>
<li>Billing & Shipping Address – Catch suspicious address patterns like PO boxes</li>
<li>Customer Name – Block known fraudulent names with case-insensitive matching</li>
<li>Payment Method – Restrict specific payment methods for flagged contexts</li>
<li>Shipping Method – Route orders based on chosen shipping options</li>
</ul>

<h2>Configurable Risk Signals</h2>
Fine-tune fraud detection with six adjustable signals:
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>Disposable Email Detection – Bundled database of 5,000+ known disposable email domains (default: +30 points)</li>
<li>Failed IP Tracking – Flag IPs with a history of blocked orders in a configurable lookback period (default: +20 points)</li>
<li>Country Mismatch – Detect when billing and shipping countries differ (default: +15 points)</li>
<li>Suspicious Address Keywords – Configurable keyword list for risky address patterns like PO boxes (default: +10 points)</li>
<li>New Account Detection – Flag orders from recently created accounts (default: +10 points, configurable age threshold)</li>
<li>High-Value Order Alerts – Extra scrutiny for orders above a configurable amount (default: +15 points, $300 threshold)</li>
</ul>

<h2>Three Response Actions</h2>
Choose the right response for every situation:
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>Block – Hard deny at checkout. Payment is never processed. The customer sees your customizable error message. Draft orders are automatically deleted.</li>
<li>Hold – The order is placed on hold for manual review. An admin note is added with full risk details. You decide whether to approve or cancel.</li>
<li>Flag – The order completes normally but is marked with a warning. A note and risk score are attached for your review when fulfilling.</li>
</ul>

<h2>Complete Audit Trail</h2>
Every fraud check is logged for accountability and analysis:
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>Full Context Logging – Context (checkout, order), action taken, trigger type (rule or heuristic), risk score, and metadata</li>
<li>Advanced Filtering – Filter logs by context, action, email, IP address, or order ID</li>
<li>Automatic Retention – Daily WP-Cron task prunes logs older than your configured retention period (default: 90 days)</li>
<li>Analytics Integration – Access a dedicated Security Logs report in WooCommerce > Analytics with date filtering and sorting</li>
<li>Manual Management – Delete specific log entries or prune by age at any time</li>
</ul>

<h2>Powerful Admin Interface</h2>
Everything you need, right inside WooCommerce:
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>Modern React UI – Fast, responsive settings interface built with WordPress components</li>
<li>Risk Metabox – Color-coded badges, visual score bars, and risk factor breakdowns on every order</li>
<li>Orders List Column – Optional fraud risk column with risk level badges and scores</li>
<li>Customizable Messages – Edit the customer-facing block message and admin hold note templates</li>
<li>Capability-Based Access – Configure which user role can manage Shop Defender settings</li>
<li>Debug Mode – Enable detailed logging to the WooCommerce debug log for troubleshooting</li>
</ul>

<h2>Privacy & GDPR Compliance</h2>
Transparent data handling built into the core:
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>Privacy Policy Integration – Automatic suggested privacy policy text added to WordPress Privacy settings</li>
<li>Local Processing Only – No data sent to external services. All checks run entirely on your server.</li>
<li>Configurable Retention – Set how long logs are kept (1–365 days) with automatic daily cleanup</li>
<li>Data Transparency – Clear documentation of what data is collected, why, and how long it is stored</li>
<li>Clean Uninstall – Optional removal of all plugin data (tables, options, order metadata) on uninstall</li>
</ul>

<h2>Seamless Integration</h2>
Works with your existing WooCommerce setup:
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>WooCommerce HPOS – Fully compatible with High-Performance Order Storage</li>
<li>Classic & Blocks Checkout – Full protection for both checkout experiences</li>
<li>Multisite Ready – Per-site rule and log isolation on WordPress multisite networks</li>
<li>WooCommerce Analytics – Dedicated Security Logs report in the Analytics dashboard</li>
<li>REST API – Full CRUD API for rules, logs, and settings for programmatic management</li>
<li>Developer Hooks – Actions and filters to extend fraud decisions, risk signals, and disposable domain lists</li>
<li>Any Theme – Admin-only plugin with no frontend output — works with any theme</li>
</ul>

Shop Defender

Stop losing revenue to fraudulent orders and chargebacks. Shop Defender catches bad actors before payment is processed — using custom rules, intelligent risk scoring, and disposable email detection — all running locally on your server with no third-party fees or data sharing.

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