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Analyzing first-party fraud trends: Account, free trial, and refund abuse (opens in new tab)

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From November 2025 to February 2026, our models detected 6.2x more abusive free trials. This is part of a shift toward first-party fraud, where users abuse policies by setting up multiple accounts, cycling through free trials, or exploiting refunds.

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