Fraud Control for Shopify

Fraud Control

Block known fraud and automate operations to maximize revenue.

Developer
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Rating

3.0

feedback

7

Reviews

chart

#3,274

Shopify

Reviews Over Time

App Ranking

Time spent using app

  • Less than an hour
    14%
  • Less than a day
    29%
  • Less than a month
    29%
  • Less than a year
    14%
  • More than a year
    0%

Reviews Summary

The reviews for this Shopify App, Fraud Control, are mixed with both positive and negative feedback. One positive aspect highlighted by a 5-star review is the powerful capabilities of the app in detecting fraud and reducing the need for a third-party fraud protection service. The user mentioned creating custom flows for order processing based on various rules and fraud risk scores, leading to successful outcomes. Additionally, the app was praised for its integration with other apps like a paid invoice printing app to flag fraudulent orders for further action. However, negative reviews pointed out issues such as the app not effectively blocking fraudulent orders, limited blocking options based on customer information like email and address, and compatibility problems with other apps like ShipStation. Some users also felt that the app mainly provided a fraud dashboard and that the automation features could be achieved without installing the app.

Highlights

Powerful fraud detection capabilities and custom flows
Issues with blocking fraudulent orders and limited blocking options
Integration with other apps and compatibility problems
Mixed feedback on the usefulness of the app's features
Dependency on Shopify Flow for automations

Rating Breakdown

  • 5
    29% (2 ratings)
  • 4
    0% (0 ratings)
  • 3
    14% (1 ratings)
  • 2
    0% (0 ratings)
  • 1
    57% (4 ratings)
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5 / 5 Share

July 23, 2024

Store

Xnito

Using app

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Total reviews

5

Average rating

5.0

5 / 5 Share

March 20, 2024

I think that the reviewers that are giving low scores here are missing the boat. This tool adds some powerful capabilities. It is not just the dashboard. It seems to conditions to FLOW. We were paying a 3rd party company to guarantee our orders against fraud. They accepted more than 99% of the orders which was good, but at a cost that added up to a high monthly amount. After installing Fraud Control, I went to create some creative FLOWs (you need this free app too) and each time an order came in it runs through plenty of rules and uses the fraud risk score which has been pretty good. AVS, and a slew of other properties of the order. I also exempt regular orders from this check and exempt Shop Protect orders from this check. I believe that we will have almost the same success rate as we had with the paid company. I let it run for a few weeks together and now removed the paid company. (I gave them a chance to reduce their cost first) I just added this to my 2nd store today, because of the success with the first store. I run this in conjunction with a paid invoice printing app and when the printing app sees a Fraud tag on the order (add by my flow), it prints a big "Don't ship - FRAUD" on the order. Now, I just need to add the same thing for a "HOLD" which I sometimes add to the order when needed in further examination which I haven't needed so far. I hope that everyone sees the benefit that I do and get the most from it causing Shopify to build it our even better.

Store

eJools

Using app

12 minutes

Total reviews

6

Average rating

2.5

1 / 5 Share

Sept. 24, 2023

I turned on this tool and it didnt block fraudulent orders, now someone opened 53 orders in 3 days and stole nearly thousands of units that will result in thousands of dollars in chargebacks!

Using app

7 days

Total reviews

1

Average rating

1.0

Developer Reply

Hi, there! Thank you for your review. The Fraud Control app creates a dashboard in your Shopify admin that displays analytics related to fraud or potential fraud on your store. In order to filter and block potentially-fraudulent orders, you'll need to enable checkout rules and/or Shopify Flow. You can find more information here (https://shopify.link/4krb). I recommend checking out this help document (https://shopify.link/ZeAY) for tips on dealing with high risk orders and preventing fraud on your store. - Greta, Shopify Support

1 / 5 Share

Aug. 27, 2023

It literally does nothing that is new or useful. Just a dashboard, that tells you how many charge backs. Useless. I would have thought a basic template would be to block by IP, and other patterns, rather than just email address. Don't bother.

Using app

About 3 hours

Total reviews

7

Average rating

2.9

Developer Reply

Thanks for taking the time to review the app. I understand that you would like to block orders/checkouts using Fraud Control. One method as you mentioned is using the Flow templates that are suggested. Alternatively if you click on the Rules section in the Admin side bar you will see that you can create custom rules to checkouts before they become orders using IP, billing/shipping address, email or postal code! Please let us know if you need help with setting these up!

1 / 5 Share

July 26, 2023

This doesn't let you block high risk orders from completing a checkout - it only prompts you to install a shopify Flow to cancel said order after it has already been submitted. That being said, the checkout blocking is great, but it only lets you block orders based on customer's address, email, or IP address - making it almost entirely useless unless you know who is going to submit a fraudulent order before it happens. There isn't even an option to block customers that have previously submitted a chargeback! you have to add their email addresses manually, one at a time!

Using app

2 days

Total reviews

1

Average rating

1.0

Developer Reply

Thank you for your review! If you would like to make sure to not be charged processing fees for high risk orders you would be able to use Flow as mentioned in the review. Then set your payment capture settings to not capture the order. Thank you for the feedback on the app as well, this helps us understand what you will need from Fraud Control in the future. - Frans, Product Manager

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