Card Verification Code is a small code written on the signature strip at backside of the credit card. The card verification code is an additional security, which is checked while making payments. Usually, fraudsters buy credit card numbers from black market and it is very rare that they get access to the CV code of a particular credit card. One way to avoid such scams is to check and tally the CV code for same credit card number, any inconsistency in that code is sign of some fraud. Before dispatching wholesale products, carefully check the CV code.

As told earlier, the fraudsters get access to the credit card numbers alone while CV code, expiry date and registered billing address normally stay out of their approach. Whenever a wholesale company or bank finds that the billing address is different from the address registered on the card, they flag that card. All customers want their wholesale products to be delivered as soon as possible but if the wholesale supplier comes across a customer who is very pushy about urgent delivery then the supplier needs to remain cautious. The first six digits of credit card number are called BIN and they represent the country and issuing bank. The service provider of your merchant account must give you the BIN information but some service providers do not provide this information. If the telephone number is present but the supplier feels suspicious then there is nothing to worry just give customer a call and confirm the wholesale supplies order.