Case Study: How Askari Miniatures Stopped Bot Attacks with Customer Email Verification plugin
Overview
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About the Client
Askari Miniatures is a small business specializing in miniature models. Operating online for over 20 years, they’ve built a loyal customer base and have run their WooCommerce-powered store with minimal issues until a sudden wave of fraudulent activity put their operations at risk.
Main Goals
Askari Miniatures needed a way to:
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Block fake accounts created by bots.
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Prevent fraudulent orders and failed PayPal transactions.
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Keep their user and order lists clean from fake data.
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Secure their store without making checkout harder for real customers.
Plugins Used
Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce Pro.
This plugin ensures that only verified users can complete purchases or access store features. It blocks fake registrations, removes unverified users, and adds automated email verification for a more secure shopping environment.
Challenges Before Using the Plugins
Askari Miniatures suddenly began receiving failed orders with no record in PayPal. Further investigation revealed a bot probing attack:
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Bots were creating fake accounts and placing low-cost orders every few minutes.
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Orders were failing, but they were piling up in the system, wasting time and resources.
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Fake users were clogging the customer list, reaching 140+ accounts within 36 hours.
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Existing security measures like reCAPTCHA were bypassed.
Manually deleting orders and accounts was time-consuming and unsustainable.
How the Plugins Helped
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Email Verification at Checkout
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Automatically flagged and blocked fake email addresses.
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Prevented unverified users from logging in or placing orders.
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Pro Features for Enhanced Security
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Blocked unverified users from even adding items to the cart.
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Automatically logged out unverified users, cutting bot activity short.
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Scheduled cleanup of fake accounts, deleting unverified users in bulk.
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Results Achieved
Since implementing Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce Pro, Askari Miniatures achieved:
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100% reduction in failed orders caused by bots.
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Clean customer database with automated deletion of unverified accounts.
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Peace of mind knowing new bot accounts are blocked from checkout.
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Improved store performance and easier order management.
The client was so satisfied with the results that they invested in a Lifetime license of the plugin.
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