Without knowing the term for it, I'd weighed engaging in first-party fraud, colloquially known as "friendly fraud," an increasingly common phenomenon where customers, accidentally or intentionally ...

And even everyday consumers are more prone to attempt an ambiguous form of scamming known as friendly fraud, which poses a troubling problem for already struggling small business owners.

Local restaurants in Champaign are facing a costly problem.We’ve learned more customers are placing online orders, then ...

"Friendly fraud" or "first-party fraud" happens when a customer disputes a legitimate charge they made on their credit card, debit card, or another payment method. Some people do this by accident ...

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These chargebacks (when an issuer reverses funds back to the cardholder) are known as “friendly” or first-party fraud. While they might be considered “friendly” compared to when a third ...