Fraud detection based on call attempt velocity on terminating number
AssigneeVerizon Business Global LLC
InventorsDean C. Marchand, Erin C. Jackman
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Abstract
A method of identifying fraud in a telecommunications system, the method including receiving data related to a current call placed from an originating ANI to a terminating ANI, where the received data includes the terminating ANI and a billing number used to place the call. Billing numbers for prior calls to the terminating ANI, if any, and corresponding indicia of the times of the calls are retrieved. A determination is made of whether the number of billing numbers used for the current and prior calls to the terminating ANI over a prior period of time falling within a time interval satisfies a threshold. If the threshold is satisfied, a fraud alert is generated.
Claims21
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A method comprising:
- determining, for a predetermined time interval, a number of different billing numbers used for a current call associated with a terminating number;
- determining, for the predetermined time interval, a number of prior calls placed to the terminating number;
- and
- generating an alert to indicate a fraud based on the determined number of different billing numbers and the determined number of prior calls.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
- determine, for a predetermined time interval, a number of different billing numbers used for a current call associated with a terminating number,
- determine, for the predetermined time interval, a number of prior calls placed to the terminating number, and
- generate an alert to indicate a fraud based on the determined number of different billing numbers and the determined number of prior calls.
A system comprising:
- a fraud control platform configured to determine, for a predetermined time interval, a number of different billing numbers used for a current call associated with a terminating number,
- wherein the fraud control platform is further configured to determine, for the predetermined time interval, a number of prior calls placed to the terminating number, and to generate an alert to indicate a fraud based on the determined number of different billing numbers and the determined number of prior calls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.