IP Library Granted Patent US 7,620,599
Granted Patent B2
US 7,620,599 · App. 11/624,178 · Granted Nov 17, 2009

System and method for detecting fraudulent calls

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Patent No.
US 7,620,599
App. No.
11/624,178
Granted
Nov 17, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for evaluating transactions to determine if suspicious activities are possibly present. Various methods include providing a reference designator list with information associated with one or more suspicious activities. Using the reference designator list, a first and a second transaction systems are evaluated. Various systems include two or more transaction systems utilizing information from a fraud detection system.

Claims (11)

1. A system for evaluating transactions for suspicious behavior, the system comprising:

a fraud detection system;

a first transaction system, wherein the first transaction system comprises a money transfer system configured to detect suspicious money transfers proceeding on the money transfer system, to generate first items of information associated with instances of suspicious activity proceeding on the money transfer system, and to transmit the first items of information to the fraud detection system; and

a second transaction system, wherein the second transaction system comprises a receiving center configured to receive an authorization request to charge a credit account and comprises a fraud warning system configured to evaluate whether the authorization request is suspicious and to generate second items of information associated with suspicious authorization requests and to transmit the second items of information to the fraud detection system;

wherein both the first and the second transaction systems are in communication with the fraud detection system;

and wherein the fraud detection system is configured to receive the items of information from the first and second transaction systems and to compile a reference designator list that includes the first items of information contributed from the first transaction system and associated with suspicious activity conducted with the first transaction system, and also includes the second items of information contributed from the second transaction system and associated with suspicious activity conducted with the second transaction system;

and wherein the reference designator list is available to both the first and second transaction systems;

wherein the first transaction system is configured to evaluate a first money transfer transaction using the reference designator list, the evaluation comprising comparing transaction details associated with the first money transfer transaction with the reference designator list to determine any matching data, and wherein the first transaction system is further configured to, when matching data is found, flag the first transaction as potentially fraudulent;

wherein the second transaction system is configured to evaluate a second transaction using the reference designator list, the evaluation comprising comparing credit card transaction data from the second transaction with the reference designator list to determine any matching data, and wherein the second transaction system is further configured to, when matching data is found, flag the second transaction as potentially fraudulent.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the suspicious activity conducted with the first transaction system relates to suspect persons performing money transfers.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the suspicious activity conducted with the second transaction system relates to authorization requests deemed unlikely to originate from legitimate merchants.

Assignments (4)
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Aug 19, 2019
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: FIRST DATA CORPORATION; DW HOLDINGS, INC.; FIRST DATA RESOURCES, INC. (K/N/A FIRST DATA RESOURCES, LLC); FUNDSXPRESS FINANCIAL NETWORKS, INC.; INTELLIGENT RESULTS, INC. (K/N/A FIRST DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.); LINKPOINT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; MONEY NETWORK FINANCIAL, LLC; SIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TASQ TECHNOLOGY, INC.; TELECHECK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 050090/0060 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Aug 19, 2019
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: FIRST DATA CORPORATION; DW HOLDINGS, INC.; FIRST DATA RESOURCES, LLC; FUNDSXPRESS FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.; FIRST DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.; LINKPOINT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; MONEY NETWORK FINANCIAL, LLC; SIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TASQ TECHNOLOGY, INC.; TELECHECK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 050091/0474 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Aug 19, 2019
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: FIRST DATA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050094/0455 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2019
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: CARDSERVICE INTERNATIONAL, INC.; DW HOLDINGS INC.; FIRST DATA CORPORATION; FIRST DATA RESOURCES, LLC; FUNDSXPRESS, INC.; INTELLIGENT RESULTS, INC.; LINKPOINT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; SIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TASQ TECHNOLOGY, INC.; TELECHECK INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TELECHECK SERVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 049902/0919 →