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Protecting from Fraud

This pathway covers what fraud looks like for small businesses and how to protect yourself. Three lessons, about 20 minutes total.

#LessonWhat You'll Learn
1Fraud BasicsThe types of fraud that actually affect small businesses (hint: most of it is friendly fraud)
2Setting Up ProtectionFree and low-cost tools to enable now: AVS, CVV, velocity limits, billing descriptors
3Monitoring for FraudHow to check your numbers weekly and spot problems before they become crises

Start with Lesson 1: Fraud Basics

After this pathway: You'll have basic fraud protection in place and know what to watch for. Next, read Pathway 4: Running Payments Daily to build your operational routine, or explore Prevent Fraud for deeper topics.