Reducing fraudulent activity associated with mobile networks

A method, comprising:

• receiving a communication associated with a networked device over a communication link of a radio access network;
• determining, by a processor, whether the communication is an emergency communication;
• storing location information of the networked device associated with the emergency communication;
• receiving, from a requesting user, a location request, wherein the location request identifies a requested networked device;
• determining, by the processor, whether the identification of the requested networked device matches an identification of the networked device;
• and
• communicating the location information of the networked device to the requesting user when the identification of the requested networked device matches the identification of the networked device;
• wherein the method further comprising blocking, by the processor, the location request when the requested networked device does not match the networked device;
• and wherein the location request further comprises a time criteria;
• and further comprising:
• storing a time associated with the emergency communication;
• determining, by the processor, whether the time associated with the emergency communication is within the time criteria;
• and
• communicating location information of the networked device when the identifier of the requested networked device matches the identifier of the networked device and the time associated with the emergency communication is within the time criteria.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising logic, the logic is configured to:

• receive a communication associated with a networked device over a communication link of a radio access network;
• determine whether the communication is an emergency communication;
• store location information of the networked device associated with the emergency communication;
• receive, from a requesting user, a location request, wherein the location request identifies a requested networked device;
• determine whether the identification of the requested networked device matches an identification of the networked device;
• and
• communicate the location information of the networked device to the requesting user when the identification of the requested networked device matches the identification of the networked device;
• wherein the logic is further configured to block the location request when the identification of the requested networked device does not match the identification of the networked device;
• wherein the location request further comprises a time criteria;
• and
• the logic is further configured to:
• store a time associated with the emergency communication;
• determine whether the time associated with the emergency communication is within the time criteria;
• and
• communicate location information of the networked device when the identifier of the requested networked device matches the identifier of the networked device and the time associated with the emergency communication is within the time criteria.