--- title: Online Marketplace Fraud Trends – new report date: 2025-12-01T14:00:00+00:00 author: Nikoleta Dimitriou canonical_url: "https://www.ravelin.com/blog/online-marketplace-fraud-trends" section: Blog --- Blog /[Fraud trends](/resources?search=&category%5B0%5D=201169#resourceContainer "Go to Fraud trends") # Online Marketplace Fraud Trends – new report Online marketplaces lose $10.2m a year to fraud, on average – but are there even more, hidden costs? 01 December 2025 ![Online Marketplace Fraud Trends – new report](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_blogSmall/270080/457-Marketplace-Sector-Report-885x505-1.webp) Online marketplaces are going from strength to strength, in terms of growth and revenue. Yet, fraud looms large, with 79% reporting an increase in the past year. Today, the average ecommerce marketplace loses $10.2m to fraud every year – and there might be additional, hidden costs as well. Ravelin conducted a [survey of merchants in 10 countries](https://pages.ravelin.com/global-fraud-2025-trends-survey) centered around their fraud and payments landscape in recent months as well as their predictions. Today, we're releasing new data for the Ecommerce Marketplaces sector, including three subsectors: - **Marketplaces: Food & Groceries** – consumers can't get enough, yet the opportunities for abuse and fraud are vast - **Marketplaces: Taxis & Transport** – numerous riders and other partners that are difficult to vet make this particularly tricky - **Marketplaces: Other** – with more platforms embracing third-party reselling, this is a key category **[Click here or on the image below to grab the report and better understand the fraudscape for ecommerce marketplaces.](https://pages.ravelin.com/hubfs/FS25%20Fraud%20and%20Payments%20Survey%202025/Online%20Marketplace%20Fraud%20Trends%20by%20Ravelin.pdf)** [![Marketplaces fraud trends](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/videos/Marketplace-report-preview-page.png)](https://pages.ravelin.com/hubfs/FS25%20Fraud%20and%20Payments%20Survey%202025/Online%20Marketplace%20Fraud%20Trends%20by%20Ravelin.pdf) **[Download the Online Marketplaces Fraud Report 2025 here.](https://pages.ravelin.com/hubfs/FS25%20Fraud%20and%20Payments%20Survey%202025/Online%20Marketplace%20Fraud%20Trends%20by%20Ravelin.pdf)** ![Ravelin Logo](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/ravelin-symbol-logo-transparent.webp) ## Discover what matters Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to speed with key developments in fraud and payments, with tips, trends and news sent directly to your inbox. Sign up ## Related resources - [Agentic commerce fraud: How to protect your online shop](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/agentic-commerce-fraud-ai-agent-fraud) - [Vendor fraud: What is marketplace supplier fraud and how can you stop it?](https://www.ravelin.com/solutions/marketplace-fraud) - [Webinar: How to recognize and stop marketplace supplier fraud](https://pages.ravelin.com/marketplace-fraud-webinar) - [Video: Fraud in the wild: Real-world case studies](https://pages.ravelin.com/fraud-in-the-wild-real-world-case-studies) - [Merchants sacrifice profit for customer loyalty – and are paying the price as fraud surges](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/sacrifice-profit-for-loyalty-fraud-press-release) - [5 types of refund abuser you’ll meet after the peak period sales boom – and how to deal with them](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/5-types-of-refund-abuser-sales-refunds) - [Ravelin's Fraud & Payments Survey Report 2025](https://pages.ravelin.com/global-fraud-2025-trends-survey) ## Author ![Nikoleta Dimitriou](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_avatarSmall/196785/1669287463716_2023-12-07-164059_ybjd.webp) Nikoleta DimitriouSenior Content Manager With a marketing career focused on technology, Nikoleta has worked for the data science, e-learning, and fraud industries, among others. 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