VPN Abuse and IP Spoofing

Stop fraudsters hiding behind masked IPs and spoofed locations

Detect obfuscated IPs and spoofed locations before they impact the digital journey across onboarding, sessions, and transactions.

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Challenges

Why Location Based Fraud is a Growing Risk?

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Fraudsters hide their true location
VPNs, proxies, and IP spoofing tools let bad actors bypass geo‑restrictions, access region‑specific services, and appear as trusted local users.
Traditional IP checks no longer hold up
Attackers rotate IPs, spoof geolocation data, and use datacenter IP ranges to evade systems that rely only on IP‑based signals.
Location spoofing fuels policy and promo abuse
Masked locations are used to exploit geo‑based promotions, evade bans, and manipulate referral systems, driving financial and operational losses.
How FOCAL facilitates this use case

How we stop VPN abuse and spoofing across the journey

FOCAL uses Universal ID, device signals, and IP/location data to separate normal privacy use from high‑risk obfuscation across the digital journey.

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Establish Persistent ID

  • Creates Universal ID and device fingerprints at first interaction.
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  • Captures Internet Protocol, Autonomous System Number (ASN), geo signals to define normal access patterns.
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Detect Risky IP Infrastructure

  • Runs enhanced IP checks to spot VPNs, proxies, and data centers.
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  • Combines IP reputation with device posture to flag high-risk environments.
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Flag Impossible Geo Travel

  • Compares live logins against Universal ID history for geo-hops.
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  • Cross-checks device location, IP country, and journey context mismatches.
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Enforce Geo Controls

  • Triggers step-up authentication or limits for high obfuscation risk.
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  • Holds high-value cross-border transactions while allowing legitimate VPN use.

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Benefits

How FOCAL helps businesses tackle VPN abuse and spoofing

Expose Hidden Risk
Go beyond basic IP checks by fusing VPN/proxy intelligence, device fingerprints, and behavior to uncover masked high‑risk sessions.
Reduce False Positives
Use event sequences, behavioral context, and device intelligence to separate normal privacy usage from risky obfuscation, without any friction for good customers.

Enforce Geo-Risk Controls
Validate that users are really allowed in regions so you can enforce geo‑rules, licensing boundaries, and sanctions controls with confidence.
Secure Full Digital Journey
Prevent obfuscated sessions from opening accounts, hijacking profiles, or initiating high‑risk payments across web and mobile channels.
Advantages

Why Businesses Choose FOCAL?

FOCAL is built to protect digital platforms from modern fraud across onboarding, in‑app journeys, and payments.

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Experts in digital fraud across KSA and MENA, aligning controls to local customer behavior, attack patterns, and regulations.
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Dedicated 24/7 support from fraud specialists to keep your detection strategies and journeys tuned as threats evolve.
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Unified fraud platform that delivers a single risk view across channels, products, and customer touchpoints.
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Intelligent decisioning that combines multiple risk signals into clear, explainable outcomes for operations and compliance teams.
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Partner services for implementation, rule design, and ongoing optimization, effectively extending your in‑house fraud team. 

Industries

Industries We Protect

FOCAL is built to protect digital platforms from modern fraud across onboarding, in‑app journeys, and payments.

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Banks
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Fintech
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E-commerce & Marketplaces
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Subscription Services
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Telecom
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Governmental Agencies
Testimonials

Real Results from Real Teams

Hear how FOCAL is helping compliance teams work faster and reduce risk.

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Fair to say that FOCAL’s sanction screening solution is straightforward, reliable, and always available. Not to mention FOCAL’s professional and friendly account managers and subject-matter experts who guided us through the entire process.

Hashem Sbeitan
Risk & Fraud Director

FOCAL has proven to be an invaluable asset for us, resulting in more than 87% reduction in our onboarding time and enhancing our operational efficiency. This has allowed us to easily onboard new customers and grow confidently.

Ali Alshamrany
Risk & Fraud Director

FOCAL allows us to be compliant quickly. We use FOCAL to automate the screening of our customers with relative ease. FOCAL’s ever-evolving offerings never fail to surprise us, and it gives us confidence in the product’s ability to keep up with rising expectations of both regulators and customers.

Hussein Hejles
Director of Compliance
FAQ’s

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Do you block all VPN traffic?

    No. FOCAL scores VPN and proxy usage in context with device, behavior, and history, so you can apply graduated controls instead of blanket bans.

  • How do you detect IP and location spoofing?

    FOCAL uses IP reputation, VPN/proxy detection, device fingerprinting, time‑zone checks, and historical journey data to flag mismatches and impossible travel.

  • Will legitimate travel or remote workers be blocked?

    Risk scoring considers past behavior and patterns, helping differentiate genuine travel and remote work from sudden, high‑risk geo‑hops and infrastructure abuse.

  • Can we set different rules for different regions or products?

    Yes. You can configure location and VPN policies, thresholds, and actions by region, segment, and product line.

  • Does FOCAL integrate with our existing fraud and compliance stack?

    FOCAL exposes VPN, IP, and location risk signals via APIs and UI, so they can be used in your fraud rules, case management, and compliance workflows.

    • Protect Every Step of the Customer Digital Journey

    Secure logins, in‑app sessions, and payments in real time with FOCAL Enterprise Fraud Management.

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