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Running an ecommerce site is not an easy task. Profit comes from high-end items that have a high mark-up. Unfortunately, these are the very items that todays internet savy criminals like to shop for. Certain merchandise seems to draw criminals, such as jewelry, electronics, and designer clothing. Websites selling these items are having a harder time getting and keeping a merchant account.

Of course, you never ship merchandise until the credit card transaction has gone through. When your website becomes the target of these criminals, the chargebacks start rolling in. A chargeback is where the credit card company, often at a customers request, is disputing the charge. Chargebacks are a very serious matter. If you have enough chargebacks, you could find yourself with a terminated merchant account. A terminated merchant account gets you on a terminated merchant file (tmf) and can result in your not getting approved by another merchant account company. Without the ability to accept credit cards, an ecommerce website might as well shut down.

A company such as Chargeback Defense can help you with a customized approach to dealing with your current merchant account. Do not let yourself be another statistic on the tmf. Keep your merchant account safe with Chargeback Defense. They can make sure that you are in compliance with all merchant account industry requirements. The best way to deal with chargebacks is to prevent them from occurring at all.