New in PorterGO: Instant Email Domain Match Adds a Fraud-Fighting Layer to Every Broker Credit Check

Freight fraud isn’t a fringe problem anymore. Freight fraud incidents rose an estimated 36% year-over-year in early 2026, according to industry trackers. The FBI puts annual losses from double brokering alone at around $800 million. Much of that fraud doesn’t start with a fake MC number or a stolen DOT authority. It starts with something as simple as an email that looks almost right.
That’s the gap the newest feature inside PorterGO closes.
Quick answer: PorterGO’s new Email Domain Match feature checks the sender’s email domain against the broker’s company on file, automatically, every time you run a credit check. It’s free, requires no setup, and adds one more fraud check to the workflow you already use.

• PorterGO now compares a broker’s email domain to the company on file, automatically, on every credit check.
• A mismatch flags a possible impersonation attempt — one of the most common freight fraud tactics.
• The check is free and live now, on both the PorterGO desktop portal and the mobile app.

What’s New: Email Domain Match on Every Credit Check

Every credit check you run inside PorterGO — on the desktop portal or the mobile app — now automatically checks the broker’s email domain against the company on file. You’ll see it on your confirmation screen as a new Email Domain field. It sits next to the broker’s days-to-pay, phone number, and approval status you already check.
There’s nothing new to set up. Run your broker credit check the same way you always have. Wait for it to process. The domain match appears automatically, on both the PorterGO desktop portal and the mobile app.

Why an Email Domain Match Matters

Freight scammers have gotten good at looking legitimate at a glance. A common tactic: a fraudster copies a real brokerage’s name, MC number, and even logo. Then they send load confirmations from a lookalike or personal email address — a Gmail or Outlook account, or a domain that’s one letter off from the real company’s. By the time a carrier realizes the broker doesn’t own that MC number, the truck and the load are usually already gone.
Checking the email domain against the broker’s file closes that gap before you commit a truck. If a “dispatcher” from a well-known brokerage emails you from a domain that doesn’t match the company on record, treat that as a red flag. Your credit check now surfaces that mismatch automatically — you don’t have to catch it yourself.

How It Fits Into Everything Else PorterGO Already Checks

Email Domain Match doesn’t replace the vetting you already do — it adds one more layer to it. A broker credit check inside PorterGO already gives you:

• A free, unlimited credit check on any broker or shipper, run right from your phone or desktop, before you hook up to a load
• Days-to-pay history, so you know if a broker is a slow payer before you’re stuck waiting on an invoice
• Now, an automatic email domain match that flags a mismatch between the sender’s email and the company on file

Porter backs every factored invoice with a 90+ day chargeback policy and a dedicated Account Resolution Team, too. The credit check is just the first checkpoint. Your cash flow stays protected at every stage after you book the load.

A Quick Checklist for Spotting a Fraudulent Broker

Email domain mismatches are one of the clearest fraud signals. They’re rarely the only one, though. Before you accept a load from a new broker or shipper, check the following:

1. Does the email domain match the company on file? PorterGO checks this for you automatically.
2. Does the MC number actually belong to that company? Look it up on the FMCSA SAFER system directly, not through a link in an email. (If you’re running under a newly active MC number yourself, this habit matters even more — new authorities are frequent fraud targets.)
3. Is the broker’s payment history what you’d expect? A free credit check shows days-to-pay and flags chronic slow payers.
4. Are they pushing urgency? “We need an answer in the next ten minutes” is a classic pressure tactic. Scammers use it to keep you from double-checking anything.
5. Does the rate look too good for the lane? An unusually high rate on a load nobody else is offering is one of the more reliable double-brokering signals.

A broker credit check in PorterGO covers the first two automatically. It also gives you the payment history for the third — free, with no limit on how many you run.

Built for Carriers Who Can’t Afford to Guess

Porter Freight Funding factors freight brokerages, box trucks, dry van, flatbed, hot shot, power only, reefer, and specialized carriers. Advances run up to 95%, with a 1.5% introductory factoring rate.
Every credit check — now with email domain matching included — is free and unlimited, right inside the PorterGO app. Check one broker before a haul, or vet a dozen leads in a week. Either way, it costs nothing.
Not factoring with Porter yet? Get started here. You’ll get an Account Resolution Team, a 90+ day chargeback policy, and free, unlimited broker credit checks — now with fraud-catching email verification built in — all working to protect your cash flow. Already factoring with us? Learn more about what it takes to get approved fast, or see why small fleets are switching to Porter.

Get Free, Fraud-Protected Broker Credit Checks When You Factor With Porter

A 1.5% introductory factoring rate, 95% advances, a 90+ day chargeback policy, and a dedicated Account Resolution Team are all standard the day you sign on — and every broker credit check you run comes free, unlimited, and now backed by automatic email domain matching. Fill out the form below and a member of our team will reach out to get you funded fast.

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