How to tackle fake chargebacks
Travel agents are being told how they can challenge fraudulent chargebacks by customers.
A recent study by fraud management and chargeback protection services specialist ClearSale in February suggested that as much as 86% of chargebacks are potentially fraudulent.
Chargebacks are when a transaction is reversed and the bank takes money paid to the retailer and returns it to the consumer after a claim that a transaction was not genuine.
Travel agents can dispute chargebacks and ask for the claims from cardholders to be investigated if they can provide enough documentary evidence.
But the onus of proof for what is often termed ‘friendly fraud’ is on the retailer, with the final decision resting with the card issuer.
A new email campaign, which includes free tips on fraud awareness and prevention, is being run by travel anti-fraud group Profit in conjunction with the Fraud Intelligence Network (Fin) and the City of London Police.