We've listed some of the warning signs of fraud below. The most important is the country of origin. Orders originating from or containing shipping or billing addresses in some countries, particularly Romania, Macedonia, and Belarus, have an extremely high incidence of fraud. Unless you have a lot experience with international orders, you may want to decline to ship to these countries, even if you get a valid authorization from the credit card company. If you want to go through with the transaction, be sure to do some homework to verify that the orders are legitimate.
Fraud is less of a problem with orders from North America, Western Europe, or Japan.
But, it is still a possibility. Below are some general warning signs of a fraudulent order. These warning signs are only factors to consider when renewing an order. No one of these warning signs is a sure indication that an order is fraudulent. Likewise, there is no guarantee that if an order has none of these factors, that it is a legitimate order.