Return policy to blocklist fraudulent customers from returning a product

Overview

The article addresses the challenge of fraudulent returns by proposing a solution to blocklist customers who engage in deceptive return practices. It outlines the detrimental impact of return fraud on businesses and emphasizes the need for effective measures to combat fraudulent activities. By implementing a blocklist feature, companies can identify and prevent repeat offenders from returning products, thereby reducing financial losses and safeguarding profitability. The article highlights the benefits of blocklisting fraudulent customers, including improved fraud detection, enhanced operational efficiency, and excellent protection against return fraud. Overall, the article provides valuable insights into the importance of proactive measures in addressing return fraud and protecting the interests of businesses.

In this article, you can find the following:

• How it works
• Setup
• Customer experience
• FAQ

How it works

Return fraud refers to deceptive practices where customers exploit return policies for personal gain, often resulting in financial losses for businesses. Serial returners who frequently return items may engage in various fraudulent behaviors, such as returning used or damaged items, switching labels, or making false claims about products to receive refunds or replacements. Return fraud can significantly impact a company's profitability, reputation, and operational efficiency. Therefore, businesses must effectively understand and address return fraud to protect their interests and maintain customer trust.

Setup

1. Navigate to Settings > Return Logics and Policies;
2. Select the return logic you’d like to edit;
3. Look for conditions;
4. In the drop-down menu, choose customer email as a condition and, as an option, is not one of. In value, type in the customer’s email address;
   
5. Click on add;
6. Save your changes.

Customer experience

For customers who fall under this setting, they will see the following message when trying to complete their return or exchange request:

FAQ

1. Can an admin still request an exchange for this customer? Yes, the admin flow isn't tied to any logic.
2. Is it possible to block a single customer using multiple logics? Yes; alternatively, you can also set up a logic blocking returns and exchanges for this customer's email address with the highest priority.
3. Will the customer know they were added to a block list? No, they won't.