How to Spot Mail Order Fraud 
& Theft


The following guidelines have proven effective in recognizing and reducing mail order fraud. Keep an eye open for these and you'll be in good fraud prevention shape.

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•Same-day or close succession multiple orders before payment.

•Change of Address immediately before or after merchandise order

•High incidence of non-receipt from same customer

•Recently opened accounts with multiple orders/fast build-up of accounts.

(Taken from the Catalog and Web Marketer.)

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