Fraud prevention system
First Claim
1. A fraud prevention system, comprising:
- a registration module for maintaining a list of a plurality of subscribers, receiving and storing information relating to the identity of the plurality of subscribers, and receiving and storing information relating to the identity of a perpetrator accused of committing a fraudulent act;
a message posting module for receiving a plurality of reports of fraudulent activity from at least one subscribers;
a data administration module for storing the reports of fraudulent activity;
a notification module for generating at least one alert message for electronic transmission to at least one of the plurality of subscribers;
a summary module for creating a summary of messages posted in one day; and
at least one display device in electronic communication with at least one central operating system, wherein said at least one display device displays reports of fraudulent activity and allows at least one subscriber to enter at least one report of fraudulent activity;
wherein the modules operate on a central processing unit.
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Abstract
A fraud prevention system for notifying subscribers of the system, which may be financial institutions; such as banks, brokerage houses, and credit unions; law enforcement agencies; retail stores; and others, of the occurrence of a fraudulent act so that the unaffected subscribers may take appropriate action to prevent the same perpetrator or other perpetrators from committing other fraudulent acts. The fraud prevention system includes a central operating system for receiving reports of fraudulent activity and making those reports available to subscribers of the system. The fraud prevention system also includes at least one display device for displaying the reports of fraudulent activity.
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1. A fraud prevention system, comprising:
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a registration module for maintaining a list of a plurality of subscribers, receiving and storing information relating to the identity of the plurality of subscribers, and receiving and storing information relating to the identity of a perpetrator accused of committing a fraudulent act;
a message posting module for receiving a plurality of reports of fraudulent activity from at least one subscribers;
a data administration module for storing the reports of fraudulent activity;
a notification module for generating at least one alert message for electronic transmission to at least one of the plurality of subscribers;
a summary module for creating a summary of messages posted in one day; and
at least one display device in electronic communication with at least one central operating system, wherein said at least one display device displays reports of fraudulent activity and allows at least one subscriber to enter at least one report of fraudulent activity;
wherein the modules operate on a central processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A fraud prevention system, comprising:
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a registration module for maintaining a list of a plurality of subscribers;
a message posting module for receiving a plurality of reports of fraudulent activity from at least one subscribers;
a data administration module for storing the reports of fraudulent activity;
a notification module for generating at least one alert message for electronic transmission to at least one of the plurality of subscribers and for tracking a report of fraudulent activity and notifying a subscriber of updates made to the report of fraudulent activity;
at least one display device in electronic communication with at least one central operating system, wherein said at least one display device displays reports of fraudulent activity and allows at least one subscriber to enter at least one report of fraudulent activity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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