Being aware of the following tips can help protect you from falling victim to scams.

• Authorize.net does not provide any payment services involving Western Union, Moneygram, or similar person-to-person transfer services.
• Transfers via Western Union, Moneygram, or other money transfer services are anonymous and irreversible, making them a preferred payment method for fraudulent schemes. They are generally not recommended for transfers to unknown individuals or for e-commerce transactions.
• While the Authorize.net brand is sometimes fraudulently used by scammers to legitimize emails, Authorize.net has very limited ability to intervene in these scams.
• Any request for payment via the above methods from an unknown individual should be considered very high risk.
• Never accept a payment with the agreement to forward a portion of that payment to another party.
• Do not provide any personal information to suspicious or unknown individuals or organizations.

If you encounter what you believe to be a fraudulent advertisement misusing the Authorize.net brand, please notify the administrators of the website where you saw the ad (for example, Craigslist) and send an email to fraud@authorize.net. Include the following information:

• How, when, and where you came across the fraudulent message (via an ad on Craigslist, direct email, etc.)
• The original email with headers (if applicable/possible)
• Any other relevant details you can provide