Refund-Ready Reports

Documented fraud investigation reports containing verified evidence that advertisers can use to dispute invalid traffic and recover advertising spend.

What Are Refund-Ready Reports

Refund-Ready Reports are structured fraud investigation reports that provide documented evidence of invalid traffic, enabling advertisers to dispute fraudulent advertising charges and request reimbursement from advertising platforms, publishers, or traffic providers.

These reports consolidate technical findings, behavioral analysis, and fraud indicators into a standardized format that supports refund claims and compliance reviews.

How Refund-Ready Reports Work

After detecting suspicious traffic, anti-fraud systems collect and organize evidence demonstrating that advertising interactions were invalid.

A typical report may include:

  • Invalid Traffic (IVT) statistics.
  • Fraud Scores.
  • IP and device analysis.
  • Behavioral anomalies.
  • Traffic source breakdowns.
  • Geographic inconsistencies.
  • Technical evidence supporting each fraud classification.

Well-documented reports provide advertisers with objective evidence when disputing invalid traffic charges or negotiating refunds with media partners.

Why They Matter for Your Campaigns

Without reliable documentation, recovering advertising spend lost to fraud can be difficult.

Refund-Ready Reports help advertisers:

  • Recover wasted advertising budgets.
  • Support refund requests.
  • Demonstrate invalid traffic with verifiable evidence.
  • Improve transparency across media buying.
  • Identify recurring fraud sources.
  • Strengthen relationships with advertising partners.
  • Optimize future campaign investments.

Clear and standardized reporting also helps organizations improve internal fraud monitoring and vendor accountability.

How to Create Effective Refund-Ready Reports

High-quality fraud reports should combine technical evidence with clear documentation.

Recommended best practices include:

  • Document all detected fraud signals.
  • Include Fraud Scores and risk classifications.
  • Record device and network evidence.
  • Provide traffic source analysis.
  • Maintain detailed event timelines.
  • Preserve supporting logs and audit trails.
  • Use fraud detection platforms that automatically generate standardized reports suitable for refund claims and compliance reviews.

Comprehensive, evidence-based reporting increases the likelihood of successful reimbursement while improving long-term advertising fraud management.