Title: Fraud protection
Last modified: January 14, 2026

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# Fraud protection

 *  Resolved [Drain0](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drain0/)
 * (@drain0)
 * [5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fraud-protection-2/)
 * Hello.
 * I’ve just seen the notice “Fraud protection is now required — enable today” .
   
   I am already using ‘Google reCaptcha for WooCommerce by KoalaApps’ Should/ can
   I use both?
 * TIA
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ffraud-protection-2%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [Krystian Syde](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inpsydekrystian/)
 * (@inpsydekrystian)
 * [5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fraud-protection-2/#post-18786640)
 * Hello [@drain0](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drain0/)
 * This question has come up recently and a similar discussion can be found [here](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fraud-protection-advice/).
 * You can technically use both, but give it a test. If the plugin by KoalaApps 
   is already doing its job and you are not seeing any fraud or card testing activity,
   there is no obligation to enable fraud protection immediately. I am not aware
   of the exact internal logic and coverage of that 3rd party plugin, but our built-
   in CAPTCHA and fraud protection is designed specifically for the PayPal Payments
   checkout flow and, so far, has been very effective at mitigating card testing
   and automated abuse without known drawbacks.
 * If you start seeing any signs of fraudulent activity, we would recommend enabling
   our fraud protection and disabling the third party.
 * Kind Regards,
   Krystian
 *  Thread Starter [Drain0](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drain0/)
 * (@drain0)
 * [5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fraud-protection-2/#post-18786891)
 * Thank you. I have enabled it.
    -  This reply was modified 5 months ago by [Drain0](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drain0/).
 *  Plugin Support [Krystian Syde](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inpsydekrystian/)
 * (@inpsydekrystian)
 * [5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fraud-protection-2/#post-18786899)
 * Hello [@drain0](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drain0/)
 * No worries, happy to help!
 * If this helped and you’re happy with the support or plugin, feel free to leave
   a quick review on [WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce-paypal-payments/reviews/#new-post).
   It means a lot to us and shows that we are needed.
 * Kind regards,
   Krystian

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 * Last reply from: [Krystian Syde](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inpsydekrystian/)
 * Last activity: [5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fraud-protection-2/#post-18786899)
 * Status: resolved