Fake User Detection

Know Who's Real Before They
Create an Account

Detect fake users, bot-generated accounts, and fraudulent signups using IP intelligence and email validation. One API call returns a trust score in under 20ms.

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Fake Users Are Everywhere

Bots and bad actors create fake accounts to exploit promotions, scrape data, inflate metrics, and commit fraud. They cost you money and pollute your data.

40%

of all internet traffic is non-human

$5.8B

lost to fake account fraud annually

65%

of companies report bot-driven fake signups

Signals We Analyze

IPASIS combines IP intelligence and email validation to build a comprehensive profile of every user — in a single API call.

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Disposable Emails

Detect emails from 120K+ disposable providers like Mailinator, Guerrillamail, and Tempmail.

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Gibberish Usernames

Flag usernames with random character patterns typical of bot-generated accounts.

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Newborn Domains

Identify email domains registered in the last 14 days — a strong fraud signal.

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VPN & Proxy Detection

Detect users hiding behind VPNs, public proxies, and SOCKS tunnels.

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Datacenter IPs

Identify traffic from cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) — a hallmark of bot activity.

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Tor Exit Nodes

Detect connections routed through the Tor anonymity network in real time.

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ASN & ISP Analysis

Analyze the network origin to distinguish residential users from hosting infrastructure.

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Abuse History

Cross-reference IPs against 10+ real-time threat feeds for known abuse sources.

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Role Accounts

Flag role-based addresses (admin@, info@, noreply@) that indicate non-personal signups.

Trust Score Breakdown

Every user interaction gets a risk score from 0 to 100. The higher the score, the more likely it's a fake user or bot.

0–39

Trusted Human

Clean IP, valid email, legitimate network. Allow through with confidence.

40–79

Suspicious

Some risk signals present. Consider additional verification — CAPTCHA, email confirmation, or manual review.

80–100

Bot / Fraud Risk

Likely a bot, fake user, or fraudulent actor. Block or challenge immediately.

Add to Your Signup Flow in Minutes

One API call before account creation. That's all it takes.

signup-validation.sh

# Check user before creating account
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.ipasis.com/v1/validate-email?email=user@tempmail.com&ip=185.220.101.4"

# Response:
{
  "risk": {
    "score": 95,
    "level": "CRITICAL",
    "recommendation": "BLOCK",
    "primary_reasons": [
      "email_disposable",
      "ip_is_tor",
      "ip_is_datacenter"
    ]
  },
  "email": {
    "type": "disposable",
    "checks": {
      "is_disposable": true,
      "is_gibberish": false,
      "is_newborn_domain": true
    }
  },
  "ip": {
    "is_vpn": false,
    "is_tor": true,
    "is_proxy": false,
    "is_datacenter": true
  }
}

Score of 95 → this is almost certainly a fake user. Block or challenge.

Industries That Need Fake User Detection

E-Commerce

Prevent promo abuse, fake reviews, and bot-driven account creation on your platform.

Marketplaces

Keep listings genuine and prevent scammer accounts from flooding your marketplace.

Social Platforms

Stop fake profiles, bot followers, and spam accounts before they pollute engagement.

SaaS

Protect your free tier from abuse by detecting disposable emails and datacenter signups.

Gaming

Prevent multi-accounting, ban evasion, and bot-driven cheating in competitive games.

Fintech

Meet KYC requirements by flagging suspicious identities at the point of account creation.

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Use Cases

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Know Who's Real Before They Create an Account