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FRAD Reason Code: Fraudulent Origin

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FRAD means fraudulent origin in the ISO 20022 cancellation reason code set. The payment was initiated by fraud, for example after an account takeover or an invoice redirection.

Code
FRAD
ISO name
FraudulentOrigin
Status
Registered
Last updated
2017-02-08

Official definition

Cancellation requested following a transaction that was originated fraudulently. The use of the FraudulentOrigin code should be governed by jurisdictions.

Definition from the ISO 20022 External Code Sets, 2Q2026 (published 28 Aug 2026).

What it means in practice

In a camt.056 cancellation request (or camt.055 from a customer), a cancellation reason code explains why the sender asks for a payment to be stopped or its funds returned. It sits in Undrlyg/TxInf/CxlRsnInf/Rsn/Cd.

The payment was initiated by fraud, for example after an account takeover or an invoice redirection. As a cancellation reason it asks the receiving bank to stop and send back the funds.

What to do

  • Send the request as quickly as possible and follow your fraud process. Recovery depends on whether the funds are still in the beneficiary account and on the rules of the jurisdiction.

Messages and fields that use ExternalCancellationReason1Code

MessageElement path
camt.056Undrlyg/TxInf/CxlRsnInf/Rsn/Cd, Undrlyg/OrgnlGrpInfAndCxl/CxlRsnInf/Rsn/Cd
camt.008CxlRsn/Rsn/Cd
camt.037Dtl/CxlRsn/Cd
camt.055Undrlyg/OrgnlGrpInfAndCxl/CxlRsnInf/Rsn/Cd, Undrlyg/OrgnlPmtInfAndCxl/CxlRsnInf/Rsn/Cd, Undrlyg/OrgnlPmtInfAndCxl/TxInf/CxlRsnInf/Rsn/Cd
camt.110InvstgtnData/AddtlReqData/ReqdDbtAuthstn/CxlRsn/Cd
camt.116versions 001.01

FRAD in other code sets

FRAD questions

What does FRAD mean in ISO 20022?
FRAD is Fraudulent Origin in the ExternalCancellationReason1Code code set: Cancellation requested following a transaction that was originated fraudulently. The use of the FraudulentOrigin code should be governed by jurisdictions.
What should I do when I get FRAD?
Send the request as quickly as possible and follow your fraud process. Recovery depends on whether the funds are still in the beneficiary account and on the rules of the jurisdiction.
Where does FRAD appear in a message?
For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/CxlRsnInf/Rsn/Cd.

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