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TELEPHONY FRAUD PREVENTION

  • US 20110211682A1
  • Filed: 07/20/2009
  • Published: 09/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of guarding against telephony-based fraud and comprising:

  • at a remote server, maintaining a blacklist of telephone numbers;

    at a telephony device, identifying a dialled number of an outgoing call attempt or a number to be dialled;

    comparing the identified dialled number or number to be dialled against the blacklist of telephone numbers; and

    in the event that a match is found, presenting a warning to a user of the device and/or terminating the call attempt.

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