By Thea Le Fevre
on April 13, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new easy-cancellation rule that would make it simpler for consumers to discontinue recurring subscriptions. Read more to understand how the rule is another step in the FTC’s efforts to protect consumers from deceptive practices. Then, download our comprehensive guide to negative option billing.
By David Khalaf
on March 20, 2023
We get a lot of questions about LegitScript's best-in-class Merchant Monitoring solution: How does it work? What are its features? What makes it different from other merchant monitoring service providers? We're going to answer all of these questions for you and more so you can understand if LegitScript's solution is right for you. In this…
on January 12, 2023
Seasonal High-risk Trends Desktop Backgrounds 2023 Stay abreast of seasonal trends right on your computer! Below are your desktop backgrounds in both left and right orientations, depending on your computer's setup. Just right-click (or control+click) to save the images, or drag and drop the backgrounds from this page into a folder. You can download all…
By LegitScript Folks
on November 18, 2022
In this webinar, LegitScript looks at seasonal high-risk trends in card-not-present transactions that payments companies and internet platforms should be aware of throughout the year. You will also see examples of problematic merchants and find additional resources to help answer common questions about these recurring trends and how to navigate them.
on June 06, 2022
Certain business models pose inherently more risk because they can easily take advantage of consumers. In this webinar, we focus on some of the most common high-risk business models, including negative-option billing websites, multilevel marketing, no-value-added services, drop-shipping businesses, and more.
Fraudsters are drawn to the internet by the increased anonymity and relative ease and cost with which they can enact their scams. In this webinar, we highlight some common and pervasive scams occurring in merchant portfolios and on e-commerce platforms, such as fundraising scams, counterfeit fraud, easy-money scams, and romance scams.
LegitScript is releasing The Online Risk Management Handbook, a paperback that consolidates 15+ years of risk management experience. In this webinar, we'll touch upon the most relevant topics from the book, including high-risk business models, deceptive practices and techniques, and problematic products emerging on marketplaces.
on April 21, 2022
Get Your Copy of the Guide In this second edition of our popular guide, learn about recent high-risk trends with card-not-present transactions that are likely to lead to expensive card brand fines.You will also see real-life examples and find additional resources to help answer common questions about these trends and how to navigate them. Our…
on October 29, 2021
Get Your Copy of the Guide Negative-option billing, also known as continuity marketing, is a deceptive approach to ensnaring consumers in ongoing subscriptions without their express consent. In light of this heightened regulatory scrutiny, as well as recent changes to Mastercard’s standards regarding the registration of negative-option merchants, LegitScript is highlighting this area as an emerging threat…
Get Your Copy of the Guide With the rising prominence of the online marketplace and growing competition between sellers, merchants constantly battle each other to attract and win over bargain-hungry consumers searching for deep discounts. Although most merchants advertise in a transparent manner to capture sales, some lure consumers through deceptive, too-good-to-be-true offers in an…