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Mastercard Reason Codes

Kount has created a database of Mastercard reason codes. Use this resource to prevent and fight chargebacks with greater accuracy. View the entire list of Mastercard reason codes below.

Mastercard Reason Codes
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Mastercard Reason Codes

Fraud

4837 - No Cardholder Authorization
4840 - Fraudulent Processing Of Transactions
4849 - Questionable Merchant Activity - Global Merchant Audit Program (GMAP)
4849 - Questionable Merchant Activity - Mastercard Rule 3.7 Violation for Coercion Claim
4849 - Questionable Merchant Activity - Questionable Merchant Audit Program (QMAP)
4863 - Cardholder Does Not Recognize, Potential Fraud
4870 - EMV Chip Liability Shift
4871 - Chip Liability Shift – Lost / Stolen / Never Received Fraud

Authorization

4807 - Warning Bulletin
4808 - Authorization Chargeback - Required Authorization Not Obtained
4808 - Authorization Chargeback - Cardholder-Activated Terminal (CAT) 3 Device
4808 - Authorization Chargeback - Expired Chargeback Protection Period
4808 - Authorization Chargeback - Multiple Authorization Requests
4812 - Account Number Not On File

Cardholder Dispute

4853 - Cardholder Dispute - Goods or Services Not Provided
4853 - Cardholder Dispute - Issuer Dispute of a Recurring Transaction
4853 - Cardholder Dispute - Timeshares
4853 - Cardholder Dispute - "No Show" Hotel Charge
4853 - Cardholder Dispute - Transaction Did Not Complete
4853 - Cardholder Dispute - Addendum Dispute
4853 - Cardholder Dispute - Cardholder Dispute of a Recurring Transaction
4853 - Cardholder Dispute - Counterfeit Goods
4853 - Cardholder Dispute - Credit Not Processed
4853 - Cardholder Dispute - Credit Posted as a Purchase
4853 - Cardholder Dispute - Digital Goods Purchase of $25 or Less
4853 - Cardholder Dispute - Goods or Services Not as Described or Defective
4855 - Goods or Services Not Provided
4859 - Addendum, No-Show, or ATM Dispute (Europe)
4859 - Addendum, No-Show, or ATM Dispute (Non-European Bank)
4860 - Credit Not Processed

Consumer Disputes

4831 - Incorrect Transaction Amount
4834 - POI Error - Unreasonable Amount (Europe)
4834 - POI Error - ATM Disputes
4834 - POI Error - Cardholder Debited More than Once
4834 - POI Error - Charges for Loss, Theft, or Damages
4834 - POI Error - Late Presentment
4834 - POI Error - Merchant Credit Correcting Error, Cardholder Currency Exchange Loss
4834 - POI Error - Transaction Amount Differs
4834 - POI Error - Currency Conversion (Dynamic Currency Conversion)
4841 - Canceled Recurring or Digital Goods Transactions
4842 - Late Presentment (Europe)
4842 - Late Presentment (Non-European Banks)
4846 - Correct Transaction Currency Code Not Provided / Currency Errors (Non-European Bank)
4846 - Correct Transaction Currency Code Not Provided / Currency Error (Europe)

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