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The Complete Guide to COD Fraud Prevention

Everything Pakistani e-commerce stores need to know about identifying, preventing, and stopping COD fraud.

What You'll Learn

Understand the Rs 50 billion COD fraud problem and why it's worse in Pakistan
Calculate the true cost of fake orders (Rs 1,245+ per order, not just shipping)
Learn 15 fraud patterns used by scammers (burner SIMs, plaza addresses, etc.)
Identify red flags using the 3-tier verification system (low, medium, high risk)
Implement manual verification with Urdu + English phone scripts
Build a fraud database using Google Sheets to track patterns

Table of Contents

Executive Summary
The Rs 50 Billion Problem
Page 3
Chapter 1
Understanding COD Fraud in Pakistan
Page 4
Chapter 2
15 Common Fraud Patterns & Red Flags
Page 8
Chapter 3
Manual Verification System
Page 16
Chapter 4
Building Your Fraud Database
Page 22
Next Steps
From Manual to Automated Prevention
Page 29

Inside The Guide

15 COD Fraud Patterns & Red Flags

Learn the exact patterns fraudsters use in Pakistan, ranked by frequency and impact.

  • • Jazz/Zong prepaid burner numbers (35% of fraud)
  • • Plaza addresses with no flat numbers
  • • High-value first orders, disposable emails
  • • Plus 12 more patterns with detection methods

True Cost Breakdown

Complete cost analysis showing why each fake order actually costs Rs 1,050-2,400, not just the shipping fee.

Includes: Forward/return shipping, packaging, product damage, staff time (15 min), opportunity cost - with real store example losing Rs 4.3 lakh annually

3-Tier Verification System

Step-by-step manual verification strategies with actual phone call scripts in Urdu/English.

Low-risk orders (30 sec) • Medium-risk (2-3 min) • High-risk (5-8 min) with exact scripts to use

Real Pakistani Store Example

See actual results from Ayesha's Fashion Boutique in Karachi who reduced fraud from 38% to 6.9%.

Before: 187 orders, 71 refused (38% fraud) = Rs 88K loss • After: 203 orders, 14 refused (6.9% fraud) = Rs 17K loss • Monthly savings: Rs 71K (Rs 8.5 lakh annually)
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22 pages of actionable advice
Used by 10,000+ stores
Updated for 2024

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