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System and method for detecting fraud in prepaid accounts

  • US 7,155,417 B1
  • Filed: 06/05/2001
  • Issued: 12/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for detecting fraud in a prepaid system, said fraud detecting system comprising:

  • an interface to said prepaid system, wherein said prepaid system accounts for subscriber account credits and subscriber account debits to thereby determine a subscriber prepaid balance for use in operating said prepaid system, wherein said prepaid system interface accepts prepaid account credit information from said prepaid system;

    an interface to a service system, wherein said service system interface accepts information with respect to services provided; and

    control logic utilizing said prepaid account credit information accepted through said prepaid system interface and said information with respect to services provided accepted through said service system interface to thereby determine a fraud detection subscriber account balance, wherein said control logic utilizes said fraud detection subscriber account balance to determine a fraud condition in an associated subscriber account independent of said determination of said subscriber prepaid balance by said prepaid system.

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