U.S. Online Fraud Attempts Increase 22 Percent During 2017 Holiday Shopping Season
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ACI’s benchmark survey data* is based on hundreds of millions of
eCommerce retail transactions from global merchants using ACI
ReD Shield—the eCommerce
fraud prevention component of ACI’s UP portfolio of payment
solutions—to detect and prevent CNP
fraud during the 2016 and 2017 holiday shopping seasons (beginning
Principal findings and key fraud activity trends include:
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Between
Thanksgiving Day andDecember 31, 2017 , the number of eCommerce transactions grew by 19 percent, compared to the same dates in 2016. Fraud attempts increased by 22 percent. -
Fraud attempt rates were highest on
Thanksgiving Day (1.94 percent, up from 1.26 percent in 2016),Christmas Eve (1.78 percent, up from 1.48 percent) andDecember 21 – the cutoff date for express shipments – (1.67 percent, up from 1.49 percent).- The trends driving these peak fraudulent days include shipment cut-off, consumer traffic and buy online pick-up in-store transactions.
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The average ticket price of attempted fraud transactions over the
entire holiday period in 2017 was
$227 , a one percent increase from 2016($239) . Reduced shipment prices, low-priced electronics and promotions are driving this trend. -
The overall volume of purchases recorded in January-
October 2017 increased by 14 percent, compared to the same period in 2016.
“Over the 2017 holiday shopping season, merchants experienced
significant growth in their digital channels, coupled with a substantial
increase in fraud,” said
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During the 2017 holiday shopping season, the number of fraud attempts
based on total population increased compared to the same time in 2016:
- In 2017, 1 out of every 85 transactions was a fraudulent attempt
- In 2016, 1 out of every 97 transactions was a fraudulent attempt
- In 2015, 1 out of every 109 transactions was a fraudulent attempt
- Key shopping dates by volume:
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* Methodology and Demographics:
The data is based on similar averages of
Date Range:
Terminology:
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Fraud Attempt Rate: a transaction associated to any one or more of the
following:
- Transaction data point confirmed fraud as a result of a merchant verifying
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Transaction data point matched a record in our
ReD Shield global screening negative database—chargebacks, Credit Card Numbers being sold online in underground chat channels, or reported as fraud by an Issuer pattern matching a recent confirmed fraud behavior.
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Source:
ACI Worldwide
Dan Ring, 781-370-3600
dan.ring@aciworldwide.com