DATA247 FRAUD DETECTION

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Trust247 (User Identity) uses our vast data resources to cross-reference the details of a new user account to determine whether it is likely an instance of account creation fraud.

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Trust247 (User Identity)

Help catch website fraud

A ccount creation fraud is when an online web account is created using fraudulent information. It's a widespread problem that affects most websites where user accounts can be created online. Sometimes these fraudulent accounts are simply a nuisance, but often their intent can be malicious. Fraudsters create fake accounts for many reasons:

Identity theft
Purchase of goods with stolen credit cards
Leaving disinformation or illegal content on public forums
Searching for website vulnerabilities to be hacked or exploited
Taking advantage of free trials and services your business may offer

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WHAT INFORMATION DO I NEED TO PROVIDE?

firstname - The user's first name
lastname - The user's last name (surname)
company_name - The name of the user's organization (if applicable)
company_url - The website for user's organization (if applicable)
address - The street address supplied by the user
city - The city supplied by the user
state - The state supplied by the user
zip - The postal code supplied by the user
ip - The IP address the user signed-up from
email - The email address supplied by the user
phone - The phone number supplied by the user

WHAT INFORMATION DOES TRUST247 (USER IDENTITY) RETURN?

Standard Return Fields:

Weight - 1 to 100 measurement of how likely the signup is to be from a legitimate user. Anything under 50 should generally be considered to be suspicious, and anything over 80 should generally be considered legitimate.

Matches - An array of match statistics:

city_ip - If the city and IP address match (true/false)
city_phone - If the city matches the phone number (true/false)
city_zip - If the city matches the postal code (true/false)
company_phone- If the company matches the phone number (true/false)
firstname_phone - If the first name matches the phone number (true/false)
lastname_phone - If the last name matches the phone number (true/false)
state_ip - If the state matches the IP address (true/false)
state_phone - If the state matches the phone number (true/false)
state_zip - If the state matches the postal code (true/false)

Notes - An array of notes about the match result. Note values include:

No Phone Provided
VOIP Phone Used
Invalid Phone Number
No Email Address Provided
nvalid Email Address Provided
Business Email Address Provided
Temporary Email Address Used
Non-Corporate Email Address Used
In-Service Wireless Phone Number Provided
Wireless Phone Number Not in Service
Non-USA Phone Number
Name and Phone Number Match
Company and Phone Number Match
State-level Phone Match
City-level Phone Match
No Phone Match
No Postal Code Provided
State Level Postal Code Match
City Level Postal Code Match
No Postal Code Match
Proxy Server
Probable Proxy Server
Potential Proxy Server
State Level IP Address Match
No Street Address Provided

Optional Return Fields:
Billable - Indicates whether customer was charged for this query
Cost - Cost of this query

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