System and method for detecting fraudulent calls

US7620599B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FIRST DATA CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Robert Degen · Marietta, US
• Philip Mellinger · Ellicott City, US
• Duane Ritter · Marietta, US
• Brian Prendergast · Loganville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 17, 2007
• Grant date: Nov 17, 2009
• Expiry date: Nov 27, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

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.