PROACTIVELY STOP SCAMS
Brand Protection from P2P Scams
Defend your brand and customers by proactively identifying, preventing, and mitigating smishing scams before they cause harm.
Netcraft provides brand protection services for many of the world’s leading brands.
Proactively Detect and Stop Scams
Scamming the Scammer — They Don’t See It Coming
Protect Against All Peer-to-Peer Scams
SMS, email, and smishing
Advance Fee Fraud
Investment Scams
Romance Scams
Crypto Scams
Lottery Scams
Pig Butchering
Recruitment Scams
Proactive Threat Detection and Actionable Threat Feeds
Being the First ‘Victim’
Our early intervention enables organizations to block, disrupt, and neutralize scammers precisely, backed by robust evidence.
Automated Takedowns
OCR technology extracts URLs quickly from submitted smishing screenshots in our abuse box to takedown.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are peer-to-peer (P2P) scams?
Peer-to-peer scams involve fraudulent activities where scammers exploit direct, person-to-person transactions. This typically occurs in online platforms or marketplaces, where scammers deceive individuals into sending money or personal information under false pretenses.
How do P2P scams affect my business?
P2P scams can harm your business by damaging your reputation, decreasing user trust, and leading to financial losses. They can also create legal liabilities if your platform is not seen as adequately protecting users from fraudulent activity.
How does Netcraft prevent P2P scams?
With Netcraft Scam Intelligence we can provide clients with the validated intelligence for them to block, intercept, and prevent P2P scams. We work to become the first victim by conducting AI-driven victim emulation in live conversations with scammers. We proactively detect and intercept scams through peer-to-peer interactions, reporting them back to your with evidence to prevent harm to your customers or your brand.
What types of P2P scams can your service detect?
Our service can detect various types of P2P scams, including:
Advanced Fee Fraud
Investment Scams
Romance Scams
Recruitment Scams
Crypto Scams
Lottery Scams
Pig Butchering
Gift Card Scams
Technical Support Scams
How fast can you disrupt a scam once detected?
This is all dependent on the intelligence provided by the criminal in the scam. When any infrastrucutre vector is supplied i.e. URL, email address, phone number, or QR code, Netcraft will automatically collect this intelligence from the screenshot using OCR, and submit them to be taken down. By taking one of the many threat vectors provided by a scammer, it greatly impacts their ability to successfully complete their attack campaign.
Phishing URLs can take to little as 2.1 hours to be taken down
Email addresses can take a median 10 hours to be taken down, preventing the scammer from receiving credentials or payment
How do you ensure that legitimate transactions aren’t impacted by your fraud prevention system?
We use sophisticated machine learning and behavioral analysis tools to differentiate between legitimate transactions and suspicious activity. This allows us to act quickly while minimizing the risk of false positives and ensuring that genuine transactions continue without delay.
What actions do you take when a P2P scam is detected?
When a scam is detected, we immediately:
Block the fraudulent transaction
Alert both the affected user and your support team
Provide detailed insights into the scammer’s tactics for better prevention
Help initiate further investigation if needed
