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How are Marketplaces Affected by Fraud?

Marketplaces are two-sided trust environments, and that structure makes them an attractive target for fraud. Five patterns account for most of the damage: fake seller listings, account takeover, chargeback abuse, triangulation fraud, and promotion abuse. All five exploit the same gap one-time identity checks can’t keep pace with the full transaction lifecycle. Continuous, deterministic identity verification closes that gap without turning onboarding into a bottleneck.