Today a guest user was doing something strange when attempting to purchase a subscription to my site. I dont' know if the person was trying different stolen credit cards to see if they'd actually go through or what, but this definitely was NOT normal. You can see all the failed attempts below in the screenshot.

 

it would be really nice to see the IP address of this user somehow. I could at least attempt to block the person or bot. I know this could change, but I found that blocking IP addresses frequently causes enough friction so the users moves to lower hanging fruit. 

 

Question: Does anyont know how to obtain the IP address of a guest user trying to purchase something on a site?

 

 

Edited August 13, 20231 yr by Chris027

Log in to Stripe to see more details about these attempted transactions. 

I wouldn’t necessarily assume that something is fishy. Could be an honest user really trying to pay and having their card(s) rejected.  

Edited August 13, 20231 yr by opentype

6 hours ago, opentype said:

Log in to Stripe to see more details about these attempted transactions. 

I wouldn’t necessarily assume that something is fishy. Could be an honest user really trying to pay and having their card(s) rejected.  

Thanks for the idea. I logged into Stripe and can see the IP address and some details. 

I think I figured this out. It's a way for scammers to test stolen credit cards to see if they still work. Had it happen today.