Telecommunications fraud prevention system and method

A system for processing a telephone call from a local telecommunications device through a telecommunications network comprising a network peripheral system, the system comprising:

• circuitry associated with the local telecommunications device for receiving a destination telephone number from a patron of the local telecommunications device;
• circuitry for establishing a communication path between the local telecommunications device and the network peripheral system through the telecommunications network;
• circuitry associated with the network peripheral system for generating a random address value;
• circuitry for transmitting said address value to the local telecommunications device through said communication path;
• circuitry for accessing first data stored in the local telecommunications device using said address value received from the network peripheral system;
• circuitry for transmitting said first data from the local telecommunications device to the network peripheral system using said communication path;
• circuitry for accessing second data stored in the network peripheral system using said address value;
• circuitry for comparing said first and second data in the network peripheral system;
• circuitry for placing the telephone call using said destination number responsive to said circuitry for comparing, a valid comparison by said circuitry for comparing indicating an authorized use by the local telecommunications device of the network peripheral system;
• circuitry associated with the local telecommunications device for transmitting the time the call is placed to the network peripheral system through said communications path;
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• circuitry associated with the network peripheral system for comparing the time received from the local telecommunications devices to the actual time of the call, said circuitry for placing the telephone call additionally responsive to said circuitry for comparing the time prior to placement of the call such that signals transmitted between a local telecommunications device and a network peripheral system recorded at one time may not be used to place calls using the network peripheral system at a later time.