# Fraud screening

URL: /systems/trust-and-governance/controls/fraud-screening · Id: `control:fraud-screening`

> Each new Customer is scored for fraud, and a suspect Party is held before its first money move.

Each new [Customer](/business/nouns/customer) is scored for fraud, and a suspect [Party](/business/nouns/party) is held before its first money move.

## Satisfies
| Criterion | Text |
| --- | --- |
| [SOC2 CC3.3](/systems/trust-and-governance/criteria/soc2/cc3-3) | The entity considers the potential for fraud when it assesses risks to its objectives. |

## Implemented by
- [Trust and safety](/workflows/processes/trust-and-safety)
- [Fraud screen](/workflows/processes/trust-and-safety/fraud-screen)
- [Trust and safety](/systems/trust-safety)
- [Party screening](/systems/legal-and-corporate/party-screening)

## Test
| Step | Rule |
| --- | --- |
| Kind | Preventive: it stops the failure before it happens. |
| Select | Every Customer created in the report period. |
| Assert | Each has a fraud score before its first money move, and every suspect Party has a hold Event. |

## Owner
[Risk Analyst](/agents/operations/risk-analyst), [Operations Team](/agents/operations).

## Example
A new Customer of a print-on-demand shop scores high for fraud: disposable email, card issued abroad. The Party is held before its first charge and released once identity verifies.