A phone verification on registered number is always ideal for verifying a client.. if the order is too suspicious, you can ask them to make a wire transfer.
I prefer 2nd option, Direct Reselling, however for this option you need to find a very reliable hosting provider and perhaps the one that offers fully managed VPS.
FraudRecord is really helpful for detecting fraud orders. Whenever there is any high risk order, we make sure that we check it on FraudRecord to fetch details, and it has helped alot in avoiding fraud clients who intend to misuse server.
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