# Fraud Score

The fraud_score is a numeric indicator of how risky a request appears.

A fraud score of 0 means the email, IP, domain, and user agent passed all validation checks and no issues were detected.

As checks fail, the score increases by fixed amounts depending on the severity of the problem.

You can define your own thresholds to automatically block, review, or allow registrations based on the total score.

# How scoring works

• Each failed check contributes a specific number of points.
• More serious issues (like invalid or unregistered domains) add higher penalties (up to 100 points)
• All contributions are cumulative.

For detailed information about how each check contributes to the fraud score, see the next section: Checks.