Case Study

How Arkose Email Intelligence Stopped Mass Fake Account Creation in Gaming

A leading global gaming company, renowned for its vast user base and popular titles, faced a critical threat: mass fake account creation undermining game integrity and user experience.

58%

of registration traffic flagged as fraudulent

24%

lift in fraud detection

8M+

fake accounts blocked annually

THE CHALLENGES

Volumetric Attack Surges: Fraudsters created massive bursts of fake accounts using email variations (e.g., adding “+1”, “+2”, “+3”) from the same IP, overwhelming registration systems and evading traditional detection.
Low-and-Slow Evasion: Fraudsters slowly accumulated fake accounts over time to avoid triggering alarms, allowing undetected abuse for extended periods.
No Email Validation: Lack of email verification allowed fraudulent addresses (from nonsensical handles to completely invalid domains) to slip through unchecked.
Linguistically Ambiguous Addresses: Attackers exploited characters or formats valid in some regions but not others, making invalid registrations difficult to detect.

THE ARKOSE TITAN SOLUTION

Integrated Email Intelligence: Deployed Arkose Email Intelligence as an add-on within the broader Arkose Titan platform, enabling unified defense by correlating email data with device and IP signals—addressing a key gap in standalone solutions.
Multi-Vector Risk Analysis: Analyzed 40+ signals across seven vectors in real-time to assess email address risk instantly, catching throwaway, disposable and alias addresses before account creation.
Scalable Detection: Maintained effectiveness even during registration surges of up to 500%, adapting to both volumetric bursts and low-and-slow tactics.
Holistic Platform Defense: Seamlessly integrated email validation with bot management and behavioral intelligence for comprehensive fraud mitigation across the user flow.

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Maintained effectiveness even during registration surges of up to 500%, adapting to both volumetric bursts and low-and-slow tactics.

BUSINESS RESULTS

8M+ Fake Accounts Blocked Annually: Detected and prevented over 8 million fraudulent registration attempts using Arkose Email Intelligence.
24% Lift in Fraud Detection: Achieved 24% additional fake account detection beyond core bot management, flagging 58% of total registration traffic as potentially fraudulent.
Protected Major Email Domains: Stopped high volumes of attacks across Gmail, Outlook and Hotmail, preventing fraudsters from exploiting common providers.
Preserved Account Integrity: Eliminated downstream fraud and platform abuse, protecting both reputation and user trust while maintaining seamless experience for legitimate players.