Flagging first time orders automatically for security ?

[houstoncory]

My webmaster and I are just about finishing up on the OScommerce cart, and im wanting to implement security measures before we fully unveil it.

 

Ive looked at the add ons that track customers ip address's, add ons that will locate customers ip address geographically and compare it to their address they gave us with their orders, etc.

 

But, because I have found in my business's 10 year history that most fraud happens with people that are first time customers, and rarely ever people that are repeat customers, im wondering if theres a way to flag orders when they are placed as "FIRST TIME CUSTOMERS".

 

Is there any add on that can do this ? Id love it, if there was a way for it to display on the order summary itself, so when we print it off, and get ready to type the order up it will show up on the printed summary we will have.

 

I appreciate any input you can give me.

 

Cory

[germ]

This may help:

 

orders_tracking

 

Features include:

 

This package is a stand alone app to report on alot of stuff that osc does not repot. some features include:

Get total dollars in orders, Get total shipping charges, Get total number of customers, Get total number new customers today, Customers online, How many orders today total,

How many orders yesterday, How many repeat customers today total, Daily Averages, Close rate (how many customers sign up and then buy), what your total profit is, ..

plus alot more stuff... this is my first contrip so be easy on me.

I've not used it - I just know it's there.

[houstoncory]

Jim,

Thanks for your input.

That looks like a good piece of business/marketing add on, but its not tuned for security like what im looking for.

It shows numbers of orders, total $ of orders, etc, which is nice, and is still useful, but im looking for :

 

A way to flag the first time customer. A way to put a red star/flag, even lettering on the order that says first time customer. Something along those lines so that when myself, or an employee sees the invoice, we will know immediately that we should look further into it/validate the invoice/order.

[germ]

Well, it says:

 

Get total number new customers today,

I would assume "new customers" (their terminology) = " first time customer" (your terminology).

 

There's probably a way to create "bells and whistles" to go along with it.

 

I hope you find what you seek.