spinhireFraud Analyst (iGaming)
Catches multi-accounting, stolen cards, bonus abuse and schemes for cashing out other people's money — before the company loses it.
Who is this and what does he do?
A Fraud Analyst sifts through transaction flows and account behaviour: linking devices and payment details, catching multi-account farms milking bonuses, blocking withdrawals from stolen cards and building the evidence for chargeback disputes. It is detective work: a hypothesis, a check against the data, and a decision with real consequences for a real player.
Owns
- Investigating suspicious deposits and withdrawals
- Detecting multi-accounting and linked accounts
- Fighting bonus abuse and promo arbitrage
- Configuring and tuning the fraud system's rules
- Compiling evidence for chargeback disputes
- Working shared cases with AML and payments
What metrics are they used to evaluate?
- Value of losses prevented
- Chargeback ratepayment reversals requested through the player's bank
- False-positive rate
- Case resolution time
What should you be able to do?
Professional skills
- Fraud platforms and device fingerprinting
- SQL and working with large data extracts
- Card scheme and chargeback rules
- Gambling fraud patterns
Personal qualities
- An investigator's mindset
- Defending your decisions with evidence
- Holding firm under pressure from players and the commercial side
Tools
Languages: English B2+.
How much do they pay: salaries by grade
Arbs are indicated in euros per month, without the bonus part. The data is collected on industry jobs and offers reported by candidates; The numbers are a guideline, not a guarantee.
Malta & Cyprus
| Grade | Fork, €/month | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Junior | €1 900 – €2 600 | €2 250 |
| Middle | €3 000 – €4 200 | €3 600 |
| Senior | €4 600 – €6 200 | €5 400 |
| Head / Lead | €7 000 – €10 000 | €8 500 |
Poland, Romania, Baltics
| Grade | Fork, €/month | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Junior | €1 400 – €1 900 | €1 650 |
| Middle | €2 300 – €3 200 | €2 750 |
| Senior | €3 500 – €4 900 | €4 200 |
| Head / Lead | €5 500 – €8 000 | €6 750 |
Remote · Tbilisi, Yerevan, Kyiv
| Grade | Fork, €/month | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Junior | €1 000 – €1 600 | €1 300 |
| Middle | €1 900 – €2 800 | €2 350 |
| Senior | €3 100 – €4 500 | €3 800 |
| Head / Lead | €4 800 – €7 000 | €5 900 |
Bonuses: 10–20% annually, sometimes tied to losses prevented.
How to break into the profession
From KYC, support or banking fraud. One of the natural next steps for people who started in verification.
Working hours: Often shift-based, including nights at larger companies.
Market Demand: Consistently high demand: fraud schemes evolve faster than the rules that catch them.
Where to grow next
Live jobs: Fraud Analyst (iGaming)
FAQ
How is fraud different from AML?
Fraud protects the company's money from fraudsters; AML protects the company from having its infrastructure used for money laundering. The two often sit in the same department and pass cases back and forth.
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