System and method for screening for fraud in commercial transactions
First Claim
1. A commercial paper fraud detection method comprising the steps of:
- receiving commercial paper by a commercial paper cashing agent;
wherein said commercial paper is a check;
scanning said commercial paper for data;
wherein said data are selected from the group consisting of the identity of the drawer, the identity of the drawee, the check number, the issue date, the payment amount, the account number, the account type, and the date, time, and location of receiving said check;
determining one or more attributes based on said data;
wherein said one or more attributes comprise a known/unknown account number attribute and wherein said known/unknown account number attribute has a value of 100% when said account number is unknown to said commercial paper cashing agent, or 0% when said account number is known to said commercial paper cashing agent;
calculating a risk indicator for said commercial paper;
wherein said risk indicator is a mathematical function of said attributes; and
reporting said risk indicator to said commercial paper cashing agent.
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Abstract
A method for screening for potential fraud in commercial paper is provided. For example, a method of the invention comprises steps of presenting a check for cashing to a check cashing agent (e.g., a bank teller); scanning or inspecting the check for data; selecting data for analysis; analyzing selected data with a commercial paper fraud detection system (“CPFDS”); and reporting results of the fraud detection system analysis to the check cashing agent. The commercial paper fraud detection system provides a means for predicting if commercial paper is potentially fraudulent. For example, the commercial paper fraud detection system may detect stolen checks, altered checks, and fabricated or counterfeit checks, among other types of fraud. Also provided is a computer program product for detecting fraud in commercial paper.
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25 Claims
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1. A commercial paper fraud detection method comprising the steps of:
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receiving commercial paper by a commercial paper cashing agent; wherein said commercial paper is a check; scanning said commercial paper for data; wherein said data are selected from the group consisting of the identity of the drawer, the identity of the drawee, the check number, the issue date, the payment amount, the account number, the account type, and the date, time, and location of receiving said check; determining one or more attributes based on said data; wherein said one or more attributes comprise a known/unknown account number attribute and wherein said known/unknown account number attribute has a value of 100% when said account number is unknown to said commercial paper cashing agent, or 0% when said account number is known to said commercial paper cashing agent; calculating a risk indicator for said commercial paper; wherein said risk indicator is a mathematical function of said attributes; and reporting said risk indicator to said commercial paper cashing agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A commercial paper fraud detection method comprising the steps of:
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receiving commercial paper by a commercial paper cashing agent; wherein said commercial paper is a check; scanning said commercial paper for data; wherein said data are selected from the group consisting of the identity of the drawer, the identity of the drawee, the check number, the issue date, the payment amount, the account number, the account type, and the date, time, and location of receiving said check; determining one or more attributes based on said data; wherein said one or more attributes comprise an historical activity attribute, wherein said historical activity attribute has a value of from about 0% to about 100%, said value being proportional to the magnitude of the difference between the payment amount of said check and the average or total payment amount of previously paid checks for said account number during a preceding time period; calculating a risk indicator for said commercial paper, wherein said risk indicator is a mathematical function of said attributes; and reporting said risk indicator to said commercial paper cashing agent. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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