// Stripe Blog · 10 March 2026

Analyzing first-party fraud trends: Account, free trial, and refund abuse

From November 2025 to February 2026, our models detected 6.2x more abusive free trials across the Stripe network. This is part of a broader shift toward first-party fraud, where legitimate users abuse policies by setting up multiple accounts, cycling through free trials, or exploiting refunds.

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