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MaxMind minFraud setup

MaxMind\’s minFraud Score is a commercial fraud-scoring API. WooFraudGuard\’s MaxMind rule calls it for every order and converts the response into a weighted contribution. You bring your own MaxMind account.

Get a MaxMind account

  1. Sign up at maxmind.com.
  2. Subscribe to the minFraud Score service (or higher — Insights and Factors both work, you just won\’t use the extra fields).
  3. Generate a license key under Services → My License Key.

Wire it into WooFraudGuard

  1. Go to WooFraudGuard → Settings → Privacy & API keys.
  2. Paste your MaxMind user id (numeric, e.g. 12345) and license key.
  3. Save settings.

The MaxMind rule activates on the next scored order. Confirm by placing a test order and opening its score detail modal — the MaxMind minFraud row should show a contribution (or 0 with metadata if the IP scored clean).

Cost considerations

MaxMind charges per query. For a store doing 100 orders/day, that\’s ~$50–100/month at typical 2025 pricing. The plugin caches IP-only queries for 24 hours so repeat customers don\’t each cost a query, but every unique IP costs one.

To bypass MaxMind for small orders, the rule respects the Order amount bypass setting under Thresholds — any order under the bypass amount skips the entire engine, MaxMind included.

Privacy

The MaxMind call sends the customer\’s IP, hashed email, and (optionally) BIN. MaxMind is headquartered in the US. Under EU-only vendors mode, all MaxMind calls are skipped. If you\’re subject to GDPR and don\’t use EU-only mode, mention MaxMind in your privacy policy as a third-party fraud-prevention processor.