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Method and system for preventing illicit use of a telephony platform

  • US 10,469,670 B2
  • Filed: 03/05/2018
  • Issued: 11/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • calculating, based on sub-account usage data of at least a first sub-account and a second sub-account managed by a parent account of a communication platform, a fraud score for the first sub-account, the sub-account usage data including at least sub-account configuration data and communication history data, wherein calculating the fraud score comprises;

    generating a first fingerprint from a first image transmitted using the first sub-account;

    generating a second fingerprint from a second image transmitted using the second sub-account;

    calculating the fraud score at least partially based on a comparison of the first fingerprint and the second fingerprint, the comparison of the first fingerprint and the second fingerprint to determine a similarity between the first image and the second image;

    in response to determining that the fraud score satisfies a threshold, providing an external service provider system of the parent account with a notification of illicit behavior of the first sub-account.

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