Block bots and fake accounts at signup

Fake user registrations can have a block bots and fake accounts at signup impact on your platform. From inflating marketing metrics to skewing your audience, they waste resources and create unnecessary hurdles for real users. And if left unchecked, they can even lead to serious fraud.

Fraudsters use a variety of methods to register new accounts, including disposable emails and bots that attempt to complete the signup process without human intervention. They also use geolocation to prevent detection by anti-fraud tools. Using a combination of these techniques, fraudsters can quickly gain access to sensitive data like payment information and account details.

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To protect against these threats, consider implementing the following strategies at signup to block fake user registrations and keep your email lists clean. Double opt-in: Add a second step to your signup process by requiring the visitor to click a verification link in an email. This will ensure that the email is valid and prevent spam bots from registering multiple accounts. Honeypot Captcha: Include a hidden field that is invisible to human users, but detectable to bots by attempting to fill the entire form. When the hidden field is filled, the bot is blocked from submitting the form.

New account fraud (NAF) is a growing challenge that can have a profound impact on your business. It diverts valuable team time and resources away from connecting with your actual audience. To address this issue, PingOne DaVinci offers robust NAF detection and prevention capabilities that can be embedded directly into the registration flow, making registration smooth and convenient for real users while keeping fraudsters out.