# Friendly Fraud: What It Is and How Digital Sellers Can Fight It

DevFeed: [Friendly Fraud: What It Is and How Digital Sellers Can Fight It](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/friendly-fraud-what-it-is-and-how-digital-sellers-can-fight-it-9875.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/friendly-fraud-prevention/>)

Author: Ayush Agarwal

Published: 2026-04-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security, Privacy and Abuse Prevention](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-privacy-and-abuse-prevention.md>), [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [chargebacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chargebacks.md>), [digital-products](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digital-products.md>), [fraud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fraud.md>), [fraud-detection](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fraud-detection.md>), [fraud-prevention](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fraud-prevention.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [logs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/logs.md>), [payments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payments.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [subscription](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/subscription.md>)

## AI overview

This guide explains friendly fraud, in which a legitimate customer disputes an authorized purchase, and distinguishes it from third-party fraud. It focuses on why digital businesses are vulnerable and presents practical prevention and chargeback-dispute strategies.

## Source excerpt

Learn what friendly fraud is, why it costs digital businesses billions, and 10 practical strategies to prevent and dispute friendly fraud chargebacks.