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Fraud Prevention

Configure the fraud checks, thresholds, and alert rules that protect commissions and payout workflows.

Last reviewed: Sep 14, 2026UI path: Merchant sidebar → Settings → Fraud Prevention

Before you start

Decide how strict you want fraud checks to be before partners begin scaling activity.

Where to find it

Merchant sidebar → Settings → Fraud Prevention

Steps

Fraud Prevention review-only notice, policy overview and signal weight — Fraud policy overview and signalsCurrent review-only policy overview and a fictional signal rule. Shadow mode is shown; no policy was saved and no simulation or backtest was run.

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Step 1.

Open Settings → Fraud Prevention.

Step 2.

Turn fraud protection on if you want the system checks to run.

Step 3.

Review the self-purchase and same-household controls.

Step 4.

Review coupon-stuffing and stacked-discount behavior.

Step 5.

Set the daily and high-value thresholds that match your program.

Step 6.

Confirm the fraud alert email if you want suspicious activity notifications sent to a specific inbox.

Self-purchase and same-household review controls — Self-purchase review controlsCurrent self-purchase controls with fictional selections. The page labels them for review; no detection policy or commission behavior was changed.

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Coupon stuffing, stacked discounts and daily coupon threshold controls — Coupon review controlsCurrent coupon-abuse and stacked-discount controls in a fictional policy. No rule was changed or saved.

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Daily activity limits and high-value review threshold fields — Daily and high-value thresholdsCurrent daily activity and high-value review thresholds with fictional numbers. These are examples rather than suggested policy values. Nothing was saved.

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Fraud alert delivery, severity and event-notification fields — Fraud alert deliveryCurrent dashboard and email alert controls with [email protected] as the fictional destination. No notification preference was changed and no email was sent.

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Risk level thresholds, deduplication window and refund/commission amount fields — Policy risk thresholdsCurrent risk-score and amount thresholds for a fictional shadow policy. No simulation, policy save or consequential action was performed.

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Settings explained

Enable fraud prevention turns the review system on or off.
Block self-purchase commissions stops partners from earning on their own purchases.
Block same-household purchases helps catch activity tied to the same home or network.
Coupon stuffing detection flags unusual discount patterns.
Stacked discount rule tells the system when combined discounts are intentional.
Threshold fields decide when behavior should be flagged.
Fraud alert email controls where notifications should go.

Example

A merchant enables fraud prevention, blocks self-purchase commissions, keeps stacked discounts disabled, lowers the high-value review threshold before a seasonal promotion, and sends alerts to the operations inbox.

Tips and limits

Review fraud settings before major promotions, not only after alerts appear.
Lower thresholds create more review work, so tune them carefully.
If alerts feel noisy, adjust the thresholds instead of disabling the whole page immediately.