10/08/2026
Do you ship merchandise to customers in the or the ? 📦 This alert is for you.
A new order comes in online or by phone. The customer is eager to pay. It feels like a standard sale—until you hit a chargeback weeks later. 🛑
One of the most common and expensive scams targeting SMEs involves shipping high-value items where the shipping address does not match the cardholder’s billing address.
If you accept credit or debit cards, a simple step can save your business thousands of dollars:
👉 ALWAYS Verify the Address Mismatch. Before you create that shipping label, confirm that the customer's shipping address is identical to the billing address on file with their financial institution.
Most modern payment systems include address verification services (AVS). When that system flags a mismatch or prompts you for a billing Postal Code, it's not a suggestion—it's a critical fraud prevention tool. 👮
We help businesses optimize their payment processing, and we hate seeing good companies lose money to these sophisticated, preventable scams. If the addresses don’t match, you can't rely on being protected.
Protect your business. Protect your cash flow. Stop overpaying and stop being a target.
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