# Understand fraud

Learn how to identify fraud, and design a strategy to prevent it.

Stripe provides resources and tools to help you develop a strategy for detecting and preventing fraud and other types of disputed payments.

[Types of fraud](https://docs.stripe.com/disputes/prevention/fraud-types.md): Learn about the different types of fraud and the best strategies to prevent each type.

[Card testing](https://docs.stripe.com/disputes/prevention/card-testing.md): Learn how to monitor decline activity to identify card testing and how to prevent it.

[Identify fraud](https://docs.stripe.com/disputes/prevention/identifying-fraud.md): Familiarize yourself with the most common fraud indicators so you can implement safeguards against them.

[Best practices](https://docs.stripe.com/disputes/prevention/best-practices.md): Learn about different safeguards you can implement, such as strong communication with your customers, collecting comprehensive customer data, and multi-factor authentication.