<p><strong>Established in 2014, the OPMC Anti-Fraud plugin is <em>The Original</em> fraud prevention plugin for WooCommerce.</strong></p>
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<h3>Effective Card Attack Prevention</h3>
<p>Powerful and reliable card attack prevention, irrespective of attack volume. Also known as velocity attacks.</td>
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<h3>Powerful AI Fraud Prevention</h3>
<p>Connect to your ChatGPT account for a powerful AI based expert fraud & card attack detection.</td>
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<h3>Extensive Rule Based Controls</h3>
<p>Utilise OPMC’s comprehensive granular, rule based fraud prevention software tools to prevent and control ecommerce fraud.</td>
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<h3>World Class Expertise</h3>
<p>OPMC has specialised experience in eCommerce fraud prevention, advising and working with thousands of eCommerce merchants since 2014.</td>
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<h3>New Features Every Month</h3>
<p>We add new features and new levels of fraud protection as often as once a week.</td>
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<h3>5 Star Reviews</h3>
<p>OPMC’s fraud & card attack solution has dozens of 5 star reviews.</td>
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<h2>November 2025 Product Update</h2>
<p>We’ve been making major reliability improvements to the plugin this month. This includes improved reliability for preventing Paypal based card attacks, resolving many reCaptcha security hiccups, and overall ensuring the plugin is able to protect sites from card attacks in a higher percentage of cases.</p>
<p>For the technical folks out there, we’ve also recently added more endpoint security, to block more attempts that are common from fraudsters/hackers.</p>
<p>Check out some of the recent new features below!</p>
<h2>November 2025 – NEW FEATURES & ENHANCEMENTS</h2>
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<h3>Card Attack Cleanup</h3>
<p>We’ve recently released a new feature – card attack clean up. We’ve listened – when you have experienced a card attack, you want to be able to clean it up quickly – not in hours or days. This new feature allows you to see and quickly remove likely failed fraudulent attempts that are clogging up your store.</td>
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<h3>Suppress order emails for card attack orders</h3>
<p>Card attacks can create thousands of emails into your store and thousands of bounce back emails which land in your inbox. This release allows you to stop these emails from going out in the first place, so if you do have a card attack you’re not spammed.</td>
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<h3>Chargeback support</h3>
<p>We now give you access to leading tools from Kount to more easily handle chargebacks. Sign up within the plugin, and start managing chargebacks.</td>
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<h3>Improved ease of use</h3>
<p>We’ve taken on board your feedback about usability, and made a dozen small improvements to how the plugin works and looks so it’s easier to use and understand.</td>
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<h2>COMING SOON</h2>
<p>✅ Whitelisting – New features, better support.</p>
<p>✅ API Endpoints – More granular control on what you block and what you allow.</p>
<p>✅ General – Enhanced reliability of card attack prevention in more cases.</p>
<h2>About OPMC’s fraud & card attack prevention solution</h2>
<p>Gain peace of mind by protecting your eCommerce store against credit card testing and velocity attacks. Reach out to OPMC to discover how the <strong>WooCommerce Anti-Fraud Plugin</strong> can safeguard your store and customers.</p>
<p>We invest <strong>thousands of hours annually</strong> in our fraud prevention software, resulting in a <strong>new release every 1-2 weeks.</strong></p>
<p>WooCommerce Anti-Fraud is the <strong data-start="30" data-end="41">premier</strong> off-the-shelf fraud & card attack prevention solution for eCommerce merchants. Equipped with powerful payment fraud & card attack detection tools, it helps you identify and stop fraudulent transactions and credit card fraud in real time. This plugin continuously scans for suspicious activity, blocking threats before they can impact your business. With advanced scoring rules assessing every transaction, you have peace of mind knowing your store is secure and protected.</p>
<h4 style="text-align: left" data-start="447" data-end="473"><strong data-start="454" data-end="471">Why choose OPMC?</strong></h4>
<p style="text-align: left" data-start="474" data-end="679">✅ <strong>10+ Years</strong> – Our fraud & card attack plugin has been around since 2014.</p>
<p style="text-align: left" data-start="474" data-end="679">✅ <strong data-start="568" data-end="620">Regular updates</strong> – 20+ Annual product releases.</p>
<p data-start="668" data-end="745">✅ <strong data-start="670" data-end="703">Block card attacks quickly</strong> – Best in class card attack support for a wider number of stores.</p>
<h2>Better fraud prevention with Anti-Fraud for WooCommerce</h2>
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<li><strong>Save time and money</strong> – by reducing the chances of fraud occurring</li>
<li><strong>Reduce your risk</strong> – of fraud for your business</li>
<li><strong>Expert support</strong> – to further secure your store from fraud and other malicious activities</li>
<li><strong>Granular control</strong> – over the who, how & why of purchases</li>
<li><strong>Expanded protection</strong> – Add powerful additional protection with 3rd party integrations</li>
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<h2>A feature rich product, from over 10 years of research, development and your feedback!</h2>
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<li>Immediate access to <strong>24/7 real-time fraudulent order detection</strong> supported by AI/ML processes.</li>
<li><strong>Gain quality insights</strong> into all orders through a system that assigns a risk score to each transaction with customizable prevention settings.</li>
<li>Set <strong>advanced verification protections</strong> like billing address, customer history, behavioral analysis, high-risk geolocation, and more.</li>
<li>A <strong>powerful rule-based fraud prevention plugin</strong> with full WooCommerce compatibility uses an easy-to-use one-click installation.</li>
<li>Consistent updates by a <strong>rapid response team</strong> for capturing new fraud trends.</li>
<li>A fully mobile-optimized solution with <strong>instant notifications to protect your store</strong> from expensive fraudulent orders.</li>
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<h2>Key Fraud Prevention Features</h2>
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<h4>70+ settings</h4>
<p>Full control over how you prevent eCommerce fraud on your WooCommerce store.</p>
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<li data-start="284" data-end="391"><strong data-start="284" data-end="312">Flexible Blocking Rules:</strong> Block by country, IP address (IPv4 & IPv6), proxy detection, or email address.</li>
<li data-start="284" data-end="391"><strong>Superior Velocity Attack Prevention: </strong>Stop card attacks in their tracks using the dedicated page</li>
<li data-start="394" data-end="501"><strong data-start="394" data-end="426">Behavior-Based Restrictions:</strong> Set rules by time of day, order value, purchase volume, or order attempts.</li>
<li data-start="504" data-end="596"><strong data-start="504" data-end="534">Bulk Whitelisting Support:</strong> Import and manage trusted IPs or emails in one simple action.</li>
<li data-start="599" data-end="708"><strong data-start="599" data-end="631">Dedicated Whitelisting Page:</strong> Streamlined interface introduced in version 7.0.2 for easier access control.</li>
<li data-start="711" data-end="802"><strong data-start="711" data-end="744">Google reCAPTCHA Integration:</strong> Helps block bots and prevent carding attacks at checkout.</li>
<li data-start="805" data-end="888"><strong data-start="805" data-end="832">Real-Time Email Alerts:</strong> Get notified instantly when suspicious activity occurs.</li>
<li data-start="891" data-end="994"><strong data-start="891" data-end="918">3rd Party Integrations:</strong> Works seamlessly with MaxMind and Trust Swiftly for added fraud protection.</li>
<li data-start="997" data-end="1083"><strong data-start="997" data-end="1021">Geolocation Control:</strong> Detects anomalies with or without BigDataCloud configuration.</li>
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<h4>Analytics Dashboard</h4>
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<li>Discover recent fraudulent activities</li>
<li>View trends over the past week</li>
<li>Risk scores and status of the latest orders</li>
<li>Number of emails blocked in 24 hours</li>
<li>PayPal accounts requiring verification</li>
<li>Complete unified information of fraudulent activities in one place.</li>
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<h4>Handling Fraud Effectively: Automatically cancel or pause suspicious orders</h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734001237845" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/WooCommerce-antifraud-cancel-and-pause-fraudulent-orders.jpg" alt="Setting to hold or cancel orders with high risk factor." width="980" height="406" /></p>
<p>If a potentially fraudulent transaction is detected, the WooCommerce Anti-Fraud will automatically block or prevent these orders based on your specific configuration. The plugin can easily be configured to perform one or more of the following automated actions:</p>
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<li>Automatically Cancel the order.</li>
<li>Automatically place the order On-Hold.</li>
<li>Email Admin + Notify store of Suspect Order without changing the order status.</li>
<li>Auto Blacklist email and other Order Details.</li>
<li>Prevent Bank/Payment Gateway access (Pre-payment verification)</li>
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<h4>Pre-Configured Rules</h4>
<p>WooCommerce Anti-Fraud works out of the box – no need for additional rule configuration. We have defined a collection of default rules that automatically assess and scores each transaction. These pre-configured rules are suitable for most online stores. Moreover, you can easily customize the rules to suit your preferences with just a few clicks and to place higher or lower importance on specific factors/rules.</p>
<h4>Customize the importance of each risk factor</h4>
<p>The WooCommerce Anti-Fraud plugin lets you assign a ‘risk weight’ to each risk factor. This means that you can decide how important each risk is and configure this to your specific sotore. The higher the risk weight for each category, the higher the consideration will be given to the rule in calculating the overall risk score when the risk is detected.</p>
<h4>First-time Purchase Rules</h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734001244042" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/First-time-purchase-rule-set.jpg" alt="First time purchase rule" /></p>
<p>Identify first-time customers or their initial order in a processing state. This rule also allows you to<br />
recognize new customers. Allow Antifraud to understand and make it easier for your existing clients to shop and repurchase.</p>
<h4>Harness the Power of Machine Learning with Maxmind minFraud® integration</h4>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-6426197 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/minfraud-anti-fraud-woocommerce.jpg" alt="minfraud" width="841" height="581" /></p>
<p>WooCommerce Anti-fraud now includes integration with the<a href="https://www.maxmind.com/en/solutions/minfraud-services"> Maxmind minFraud Score</a> tools. Now, combine existing rules with a smart real-time risk score for each order. This feature gives you an extra layer of security by assessing orders for fraudulent activities using a smart machine learning algorithm by MaxMind. Enabling this feature, you will be notified about the status of the order when the risk score exceeds the threshold set in the minFraud Settings.</p>
<h4>Ordered Quantity and Amount Check</h4>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-6426204 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/order-and-amount.jpg" alt="order amounts" width="832" height="358" /></p>
<p>These two features can help you reduce chargebacks effectively. You can set the maximum buying amount, number of products and even weighting based on the type of products you are selling to counter fraudulent activities.</p>
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<h4>Access Ecommerce Fraud Prevention Experts</h4>
<p>Gain access to OPMC’s experienced team to advise on your ecommerce fraud prevention matters, and access advice for more complex needs and challenges.</p>
<h4>Check the ‘risk’ of each order</h4>
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<p>WooCommerce Anti-Fraud plugin automatically assigns a risk score to each order on a scale of 1 to 100. The higher the score, the greater the likelihood of the order being fraudulent. This is called the risk score. Examining the risk score enables you to quickly evaluate the potential risk associated with the transaction and take the appropriate defensive actions. You can find the risk score and receive advice for each order directly within the WooCommerce admin panel.</p>
<p>Beneath the risk score, users can see any warnings linked to the order. The advice provided is related to the rules in place (for example, if a customer’s IP address doesn’t match the billing country). The higher this number is, the more likely it is that the order is potentially fraudulent.</p>
<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-4970463 aligncenter" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1-anti-fraud-rating.jpg?w=620" alt="anti-fraud rating score" width="620" height="549" /></p>
<h4>Whitelisting of User Roles, Payment Methods and Emails</h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734001238701" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/WooCommerce-antifraud-whitelisting-features.jpg" alt="Settings to whitelist user roles, payment methods and emails" width="980" height="941" /></p>
<p>Bypass user roles, payment methods and emails from fraud rules by whitelisting them.</p>
<h4>Pre-Purchase Assessment of Risk</h4>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734001243925" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/WooCommerce-antifraud-pre-purchase-assessment.jpg" alt="Pre purchase assessment of orders" width="980" height="531" /></p>
<p>Evaluate customers before they make actual purchases through your Payment Gateway.</p>
<p>Payment Gateway or Bank warning you about too many fraudulent transactions? Pre-payment Verification can help.</p>
<p>If the risk score reaches a high-risk order range, the customer order will be denied in advance, a custom message will appear on the checkout explaining the reason for denial. Add a custom message by typing in the text area in the pre-purchase setting.</p>
<h4>IP, Billing and Shipping Address-based Rules</h4>
<p>Identify threats based on IP, geolocation, phone number, proxy, billing and shipping addresses.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734002558401" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Antifraud-Medium-Risk.png" alt="Anti-fraud medium risk score" width="980" height="490" /></p>
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<li>Physical and IP Address Comparison Rules</li>
<li>Billing and Shipping Address Mismatch Rules</li>
<li>Geolocation and Billing/ Shipping Address Comparison Rules</li>
<li>Proxy Detection</li>
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<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-6426203 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/proxy-check.jpg" alt="check if user is behind a proxy fraud risk dial" width="844" height="400" /></p>
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<h2>Expand fraud prevention with powerful integrations</h2>
<p>The <strong data-start="305" data-end="335">Anti-Fraud for WooCommerce</strong> plugin includes optional integrations with leading third-party services to enhance order screening and security. Some services may require their own accounts or API keys.:</p>
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<li><strong>ChatGPT</strong> – AI-based fraud analysis -Adds optional AI-powered insights to order reviews, helping detect emerging fraud patterns and suspicious customer behavior.</li>
<li><strong>MaxMind</strong> <strong>minFraud-</strong> Industry-leading machine-learning risk scoring that enriches your fraud detection with global intelligence signals.</li>
<li><strong>TrustSwiftly Identity Verification</strong> – Enables advanced customer verification using more than 15 methods, including ID checks, SMS, device validation, and more.</li>
<li><strong>Google reCAPTCHA (v2) or Cloudflare Turnstile</strong> – Adds bot protection to checkout, reducing automated card-testing and velocity-based attacks.</li>
<li><strong>Paypal</strong> <strong>Fraud Controls</strong>– Provides additional risk-screening and card-attack protection specifically for merchants processing payments through PayPal.</li>
<li><strong>QuickEmailVerification </strong>– Validates customer email addresses in real time and helps identify disposable, fraudulent, or high-risk addresses.</li>
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<p>⚠️ <strong>Optional / Enhanced Data Sources</strong></p>
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<li><strong data-start="1496" data-end="1546">BigDataCloud (Address & Location Intelligence)</strong><br data-start="1546" data-end="1549" />Improves accuracy of IP-to-location and address-related checks when configured with your own API key.</li>
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<h2>How to Get Started</h2>
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<li>Buy this extension 🙂</li>
<li>Download, install, and activate the plugin in your WooCommerce store</li>
<li>Check out our detailed documentation to help you customize your fraud prevention tools specific to your store’s needs</li>
<li>Something missing or could be done better? We love feedback – let us know how we’re doing via Support and we’ll gladly assist!</li>
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Anti-Fraud

<p><strong>The Ultimate Fraud & Card Attack Protection for WooCommerce – Since 2014</strong></p>

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<h2>Key Benefits</h2>
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<li><strong>Stop Fraud Before Payment</strong> – Block fraudulent orders at checkout before any money changes hands</li>
<li><strong>100% Local — No External APIs</strong> – All fraud checks run on your server. No data leaves your site, no third-party dependencies, no per-transaction fees</li>
<li><strong>Flexible Response Actions</strong> – Block suspicious orders outright, place them on hold for review, or flag them for attention — your rules, your call</li>
<li><strong>Intelligent Risk Scoring</strong> – Automatic fraud detection with disposable email detection, IP tracking, country mismatch analysis, and more</li>
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<h2>Main Features</h2>
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<li><strong>Custom Blocking Rules</strong> – Create rules targeting emails, domains, phones, IPs, countries, addresses, names, payment methods, and shipping methods</li>
<li><strong>4 Matching Modes</strong> – Exact match, contains, wildcard patterns, and full regex support</li>
<li><strong>Automatic Risk Scoring</strong> – 6 configurable risk signals with adjustable weights and thresholds</li>
<li><strong>Classic & Blocks Checkout</strong> – Full protection for both WooCommerce checkout experiences</li>
<li><strong>Order Risk Metabox</strong> – Color-coded risk badges, scores, and detailed risk factors on every order</li>
<li><strong>Complete Audit Trail</strong> – Every fraud check logged with context, action, trigger, score, and metadata</li>
<li><strong>WooCommerce Analytics Integration</strong> – Security Logs report directly in the WooCommerce Analytics dashboard</li>
<li><strong>GDPR & Privacy Ready</strong> – Built-in privacy policy integration with transparent data handling</li>
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<h3>Rule-Based Blocking</h3>
<p>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.</p>
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<h3>Intelligent Risk Scoring</h3>
<p>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.</p>
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<h3>Real-Time Checkout Protection</h3>
<p>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.</p>
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<h3>Order Risk Assessment</h3>
<p>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.</p>
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<h2>How It Works</h2>
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<li><strong>Install & Activate</strong> – Upload the plugin and activate it alongside WooCommerce</li>
<li><strong>Enable Protection</strong> – Navigate to WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced > Shop Defender and enable the plugin</li>
<li><strong>Configure Risk Thresholds</strong> – Adjust signal weights and set your block/hold score thresholds</li>
<li><strong>Create Rules (Optional)</strong> – Add custom rules for known bad actors, risky domains, or suspicious patterns</li>
<li><strong>Monitor & Review</strong> – Review flagged orders, check risk scores, and refine your rules using the audit log</li>
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<h2>Comprehensive Rule Types</h2>
<p>Target fraud from every angle:</p>
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<li><strong>Email & Domain</strong> – Block specific addresses or entire domains (e.g., *@disposable.com)</li>
<li><strong>Phone Number</strong> – Normalized matching strips formatting differences automatically</li>
<li><strong>IP Address</strong> – Block known bad IPs with exact or pattern matching</li>
<li><strong>Country, State, City & Postcode</strong> – Geographic restrictions for billing and shipping</li>
<li><strong>Billing & Shipping Address</strong> – Catch suspicious address patterns like PO boxes</li>
<li><strong>Customer Name</strong> – Block known fraudulent names with case-insensitive matching</li>
<li><strong>Payment Method</strong> – Restrict specific payment methods for flagged contexts</li>
<li><strong>Shipping Method</strong> – Route orders based on chosen shipping options</li>
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<h2>Configurable Risk Signals</h2>
<p>Fine-tune fraud detection with six adjustable signals:</p>
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<li><strong>Disposable Email Detection</strong> – Bundled database of 5,000+ known disposable email domains (default: +30 points)</li>
<li><strong>Failed IP Tracking</strong> – Flag IPs with a history of blocked orders in a configurable lookback period (default: +20 points)</li>
<li><strong>Country Mismatch</strong> – Detect when billing and shipping countries differ (default: +15 points)</li>
<li><strong>Suspicious Address Keywords</strong> – Configurable keyword list for risky address patterns like PO boxes (default: +10 points)</li>
<li><strong>New Account Detection</strong> – Flag orders from recently created accounts (default: +10 points, configurable age threshold)</li>
<li><strong>High-Value Order Alerts</strong> – Extra scrutiny for orders above a configurable amount (default: +15 points, $300 threshold)</li>
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<h2>Three Response Actions</h2>
<p>Choose the right response for every situation:</p>
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<li><strong>Block</strong> – Hard deny at checkout. Payment is never processed. The customer sees your customizable error message. Draft orders are automatically deleted.</li>
<li><strong>Hold</strong> – 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><strong>Flag</strong> – The order completes normally but is marked with a warning. A note and risk score are attached for your review when fulfilling.</li>
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<h2>Complete Audit Trail</h2>
<p>Every fraud check is logged for accountability and analysis:</p>
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<li><strong>Full Context Logging</strong> – Context (checkout, order), action taken, trigger type (rule or heuristic), risk score, and metadata</li>
<li><strong>Advanced Filtering</strong> – Filter logs by context, action, email, IP address, or order ID</li>
<li><strong>Automatic Retention</strong> – Daily WP-Cron task prunes logs older than your configured retention period (default: 90 days)</li>
<li><strong>Analytics Integration</strong> – Access a dedicated Security Logs report in WooCommerce > Analytics with date filtering and sorting</li>
<li><strong>Manual Management</strong> – Delete specific log entries or prune by age at any time</li>
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<h2>Powerful Admin Interface</h2>
<p>Everything you need, right inside WooCommerce:</p>
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<li><strong>Modern React UI</strong> – Fast, responsive settings interface built with WordPress components</li>
<li><strong>Risk Metabox</strong> – Color-coded badges, visual score bars, and risk factor breakdowns on every order</li>
<li><strong>Orders List Column</strong> – Optional fraud risk column with risk level badges and scores</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Messages</strong> – Edit the customer-facing block message and admin hold note templates</li>
<li><strong>Capability-Based Access</strong> – Configure which user role can manage Shop Defender settings</li>
<li><strong>Debug Mode</strong> – Enable detailed logging to the WooCommerce debug log for troubleshooting</li>
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<h2>Privacy & GDPR Compliance</h2>
<p>Transparent data handling built into the core:</p>
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<li><strong>Privacy Policy Integration</strong> – Automatic suggested privacy policy text added to WordPress Privacy settings</li>
<li><strong>Local Processing Only</strong> – No data sent to external services. All checks run entirely on your server.</li>
<li><strong>Configurable Retention</strong> – Set how long logs are kept (1–365 days) with automatic daily cleanup</li>
<li><strong>Data Transparency</strong> – Clear documentation of what data is collected, why, and how long it is stored</li>
<li><strong>Clean Uninstall</strong> – Optional removal of all plugin data (tables, options, order metadata) on uninstall</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Seamless Integration</h2>
<p>Works with your existing WooCommerce setup:</p>
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<li><strong>WooCommerce HPOS</strong> – Fully compatible with High-Performance Order Storage</li>
<li><strong>Classic & Blocks Checkout</strong> – Full protection for both checkout experiences</li>
<li><strong>Multisite Ready</strong> – Per-site rule and log isolation on WordPress multisite networks</li>
<li><strong>WooCommerce Analytics</strong> – Dedicated Security Logs report in the Analytics dashboard</li>
<li><strong>REST API</strong> – Full CRUD API for rules, logs, and settings for programmatic management</li>
<li><strong>Developer Hooks</strong> – Actions and filters to extend fraud decisions, risk signals, and disposable domain lists</li>
<li><strong>Any Theme</strong> – Admin-only plugin with no frontend output — works with any theme</li>
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Shop Defender

<p>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.</p>

Anti-Fraud vs Shop Defender