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Overview
reCAPTCHA helps reduce automated sign-ups. Use it with email verification and qualification before issuing rewards. If something looks suspicious, check the sign-ups in the Leads view.
Turn on reCAPTCHA
Step 1
Open the relevant campaign.
Step 2
Go to Campaign Settings.
Step 3
Scroll to Advanced Settings.
Step 4
Expand reCAPTCHA Configuration.
Step 5
Turn on Enable reCAPTCHA.
Step 6
Test the public referral experience before promoting the campaign.
Do not reward an unqualified sign-up
Bot traffic is easier to manage when your Reward Rule waits for a real qualification. The editor warns that New referral has no fraud protection because it rewards every new referral.
With manual issuing, a reward stays Due until an admin reviews it. Choose Issue Now only if the referral meets your rules. If it does not, choose Cancel reward.
Check the Leads view
Look for lots of sign-ups in a short time, very fast submissions, repeated details, or leads that never qualify. In the Leads view, you can see Status, Source, Referred By, Qualified Date, IP, and Integration ID.
These details help you spot patterns, but they do not decide whether a referral is fraudulent. reCAPTCHA reduces automated submissions, but it will not catch every kind of abuse.
See how to enable reCAPTCHA for the exact steps, then use the fraud-prevention guide to plan the remaining review controls.
