System and method for detecting and processing fraud and credit abuse
First Claim
1. A method for detecting and processing fraud and credit abuse, the method comprising:
- receiving a telephone call from a caller concerning a credit account;
identifying one or more potential fraud-related problems by searching the credit account data for conditions that match one or more predetermined qualifiers and quantifiers;
presenting the caller with a series of questions and soliciting, from the caller, responses to the series of questions, wherein each question in the series is generated based on the one or more potential fraud-related problems and further based on the caller'"'"'s responses to earlier questions in the series; and
determining a fraud status associated with the credit account based on a computerized analysis of the solicited responses.
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Abstract
A system and method for detecting and processing fraud and credit abuse is disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a method for detecting and processing fraud and credit abuse. The method may comprise: receiving a telephone call from a caller concerning a credit account; identifying one or more potential fraud-related problems by searching the credit account data for conditions that match one or more predetermined qualifiers and quantifiers; presenting the caller with a series of questions and soliciting, from the caller, responses to the series of questions, wherein each question in the series is generated based on the one or more potential fraud-related problems and further based on the caller'"'"'s responses to earlier questions in the series; and determining a fraud status associated with the credit account based on a computerized analysis of the solicited responses.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for detecting and processing fraud and credit abuse, the method comprising:
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receiving a telephone call from a caller concerning a credit account; identifying one or more potential fraud-related problems by searching the credit account data for conditions that match one or more predetermined qualifiers and quantifiers; presenting the caller with a series of questions and soliciting, from the caller, responses to the series of questions, wherein each question in the series is generated based on the one or more potential fraud-related problems and further based on the caller'"'"'s responses to earlier questions in the series; and determining a fraud status associated with the credit account based on a computerized analysis of the solicited responses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for detecting and processing fraud and credit abuse, the method comprising:
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capturing transaction data associated with a credit account on a substantially real-time basis; evaluating the captured transaction data against a plurality of fraud qualifiers and quantifiers; and generating a fraud alert based on the evaluation, wherein the fraud alert comprises a potential fraud type and a recommended strategy for dealing with the potential fraud type. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for detecting and processing fraud and credit abuse, the method comprising:
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establishing an interactive communication with a customer concerning a credit account; identifying one or more potential fraud-related problems by searching the credit account data for conditions that match one or more predetermined qualifiers and quantifiers; presenting the customer with a series of questions and soliciting, from the customer, responses to the series of questions, wherein each question in the series is generated based on the one or more potential fraud-related problems and further based the caller'"'"'s responses to earlier questions in the series; and determining a fraud status associated with the credit account based on a computerized analysis of the solicited responses.
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11. A system for detecting and processing fraud and credit abuse, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a telephone call from a caller concerning a credit account; means for identifying one or more potential fraud-related problems by searching the credit account data for conditions that match one or more predetermined qualifiers and quantifiers; means for presenting the caller with a series of questions and soliciting, from the caller, responses to the series of questions, wherein each question in the series is generated based on the one or more potential fraud-related problems and further based on the caller'"'"'s responses to earlier questions in the series; and means for determining a fraud status associated with the credit account based on a computerized analysis of the solicited responses. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for detecting and processing fraud and credit abuse, the system comprising:
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means for capturing transaction data associated with a credit account on a substantially real-time basis; means for evaluating the captured transaction data against a plurality of fraud qualifiers and quantifiers; and means for generating a fraud alert based on the evaluation, wherein the fraud alert comprises a potential fraud type and a recommended strategy for dealing with the potential fraud type. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for detecting and processing fraud and credit abuse, the method comprising:
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establishing an interactive communication with a customer concerning a credit account; identifying one or more potential fraud-related problems by searching the credit account data for conditions that match one or more predetermined qualifiers and quantifiers; presenting the customer with a series of questions and soliciting, from the customer, responses to the series of questions, wherein each question in the series is generated based on the one or more potential fraud-related problems and further based the caller'"'"'s responses to earlier questions in the series; determining a fraud status associated with the credit account based on a computerized analysis of the solicited responses; and generating a strategy for disposing the credit account based on; the fraud status, a predetermined fraud recovery pattern, a profitability-risk assessment for the credit account, and an estimated success rate for fraud recovery.
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21. A computer readable medium having code for causing a processor to detect and process fraud and credit abuse, the computer readable medium comprising:
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code adapted to receive a telephone call from a caller concerning a credit account; code adapted to identify one or more potential fraud-related problems by searching the credit account data for conditions that match one or more predetermined qualifiers and quantifiers; code adapted to present the caller with a series of questions and solicit, from the caller, responses to the series of questions, wherein each question in the series is generated based on the one or more potential fraud-related problems and further based on the caller'"'"'s responses to earlier questions in the series; and code adapted to determine a fraud status associated with the credit account based on a computerized analysis of the solicited responses. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer readable medium having code for causing a processor to detect and process fraud and credit abuse, the computer readable medium comprising:
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code adapted to capture transaction data associated with a credit account on a substantially real-time basis; code adapted to evaluate the captured transaction data against a plurality of fraud qualifiers and quantifiers; and code adapted to generate a fraud alert based on the evaluation, wherein the fraud alert comprises a potential fraud type and a recommended strategy for dealing with the potential fraud type. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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