Here showing the definition of ship forwarder

1. What is Ship Forwarder?
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2. Introduction
 Ship Forwarder also known as Freight Forwarder
 It is an agent or company who helps to organize the shipment transfer from one
location to an end destination.

3. Reasons why buyers use the Ship
Forwarder Solution
 Save the cost spending
 The restriction placed by the seller
 For example, some sellers might not offer overseas shipment services. In this case,
buyers would have no choice but to get a local ship forwarder

4.  So, as the merchant, should I accept ship forwarder shipment? How would I know if
this was a ship forwarder address?
 In FraudLabs Pro, we will provide you an indicator if the shipping address is a ship
forwarder address.
 As we mentioned just now, there are few reasons for legitimate users to opt for
ship forwarder services. But it could also be a malicious scheme by the fraudsters to
disguise themselves.
 The perpetrators used shipping services to hide the true identity or actual
destination of the goods they purchased
 Depending on the nature of your business and your risk appetite, you can decide
whether to accept the ship forwarding order or not.
 We suggest that you mark the order for further review and also make a phone call
to verify their identity if they are sent to the shipping address.

5. How to set up a validation to flag the Ship
Forwarder for review
1. Login to Merchant Area.
2. Click on Rules menu.
3. Click Add Rule to add a new rule.
4. Select Address Validation -> Shipping Address.
5. Select Equal to Ship Forwarded Address in the Condition field.
6. Select Manual Review in the action.
7. Click Add Rule.
In summary, the Ship Forwarder may not be the only indicator of a fraudulent order,
but something that you should be wary of.

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