Method and system for verifying user identity

1. A method of verifying an identity of a user, comprising:

receiving, by a computing system from a remote client device, an authentication attempt via a website associated with the computing system, data of the authentication attempt including at least a user name and a first internet protocol (IP) address associated with a router accessed by the remote client device;

determining, by the computing system, that data in the authentication attempt matches a user account registered with the computing system;

identifying, by the computing system, a previous authentication attempt from the remote client device, data of the previous authentication attempt including the user name and a second IP address associated with a second router accessed by the remote client device;

determining, by the computing system, that the first IP address is different from the second IP address;

in response to determining that the first IP address is different from the second IP address, performing, by the computing system, a further authentication process comprising:

identifying, by the computing system, a third party internet service provider associated with the first IP address;

transmitting, by the computing system, a verification message to the third party internet service provider associated with the first IP address, wherein the verification message includes identification information associated with the user account; and

receiving, by the computing system, a confirmation message from the third party internet service provider indicative of a confirmation that the identification information associated with the user account at least partially matches identification information associated with an account with the third party internet service provider; and

authenticating, by the computing system, the remote client device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the computing system from the remote client device, a third authentication attempt, data of the third authentication attempt including at least the user name and a third IP address associated with a third router accessed by the remote client device;

determining that the third IP address is equal to the first IP Address; and

authenticating the remote client device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein there are no intermediary authentication attempts between the authentication attempt and the third authentication attempt.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting, by the computing system, the verification message to the third party internet service provider associated with the first IP address comprises:

querying a database to retrieve identification information associated with the user account; and

generating a message that includes one or more items of identification.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identification information comprises at least a name, address, social security number, telephone number, email address, date of birth, and credit card information.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identification information associated with the account with the third party internet service provider includes a name of an authorized user to a primary user of the account with the third party internet service provider.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting, by the computing system, the verification message to the third party internet service provider associated with the first IP address further comprises:

transmitting a current location of the remote client device.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

pre-populating, by the computing system, one or more fields of a form based on information in the confirmation message; and

prompting, by the computing system, the remote client device to display the form.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting, by the computing system, the verification message to the third party internet service provider associated with the first IP address comprises:

transmitting an API call comprising the verification to the internet service provider.

10. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having programming instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, performs operations comprising:

receiving, from a remote client device, an authentication attempt, the authentication attempt via a website associated with the system, the authentication attempt including at least a user name and a first internet protocol (IP) address associated with a router accessed by the remote client device;

determining that data in the authentication attempt matches a user account registered with the system;

identifying a previous authentication attempt from the remote client device, the previous authentication attempt including the user name and a second IP address associated with a second router accessed by the remote client device;

determining that the first IP address is different from the second IP address;

in response to determining that the first IP address is different from the second IP address, performing a further authentication process comprising:

identifying a third party internet service provider associated with the first IP address;

transmitting a verification message to the third party internet service provider associated with the first IP address, wherein the verification message includes identification information associated with the user account; and

receiving a confirmation message from the third party internet service provider indicative of a confirmation that the identification information associated with the user account at least partially matches identification information associated with an account with the third party internet service provider; and

authenticating the remote client device.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, from the remote client device, a third authentication attempt, the third authentication attempt including at least the user name and a third IP address associated with a third router accessed by the remote client device;

determining that the third IP address is equal to the first IP Address; and

authenticating the remote client device.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein there are no intermediary authentication attempts between the authentication attempt and the third authentication attempt.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein transmitting the verification message to the third party internet service provider associated with the first IP address comprises:

querying a database to retrieve identification information associated with the user account; and

generating a message that includes one or more items of identification.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the identification information comprises at least a name, address, social security number, telephone number, email address, date of birth, and credit card information.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the identification information associated with the account with the third party internet service provider includes a name of an authorized user to a primary user of the account with the third party internet service provider.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein transmitting the verification message to the third party internet service provider associated with the first IP address further comprises:

transmitting a current location of the remote client device.

17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:

pre-populating one or more fields of a form based on information in the confirmation message; and

prompting the remote client device to display the form.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, comprising:

receiving, by a computing system from a remote client device, an authentication attempt via a website associated with the computing system, data of the authentication attempt including at least a user name and a first internet protocol (IP) address associated with a router accessed by the remote client device;

determining, by the computing system, that data in the authentication attempt matches a user account registered with the computing system;

identifying, by the computing system, a previous authentication attempt from the remote client device, data of the previous authentication attempt including the user name and a second IP address associated with a second router accessed by the remote client device;

determining, by the computing system, that the first IP address is different from the second IP address;

in response to determining that the first IP address is different from the second IP address, performing, by the computing system, a further authentication process comprising:

identifying, by the computing system, a third party internet service provider associated with the first IP address;

transmitting, by the computing system, a verification message to the third party internet service provider associated with the first IP address, wherein the verification message includes identification information associated with the user account; and

receiving, by the computing system, a confirmation message from the third party internet service provider indicative of a confirmation that the identification information associated with the user account at least partially matches identification information associated with an account with the third party internet service provider; and

authenticating, by the computing system, the remote client device.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, by the computing system from the remote client device, a third authentication attempt, data of the third authentication attempt including at least the user name and a third IP address associated with a third router accessed by the remote client device;

determining that the third IP address is equal to the first IP Address; and

authenticating the remote client device.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein there are no intermediary authentication attempts between the authentication attempt and the third authentication attempt.