Data fraud detection via device type identification

摘要

Systems, methods and computer-readable media for detecting potential data fraud in a telecommunications environment are provided. The methods include referencing a characteristic associated with a device, where the characteristic provides an indication of a device type for a device. From the referenced characteristic, a device type is predicted. A comparison is made between the predicted device type and an expected device type that is identified based on the credentials being used by the device. Thereafter, a determination that the device is potentially performing data fraud can be made based on whether predicted device type matches the expected device type.

主权项

1. A computerized method for detecting data fraud performed via mobile devices, the method comprising:
referencing a characteristic associated with a device, the characteristic including at least a temporal bandwidth consumption providing an indication of a device type for the device, wherein the device type includes at least one of: a smart phone, feature phone, or air card; determining a predicted device type of the device based on the characteristic; comparing the predicted device type to an expected device type that is a device type expected for the device based on one or more credentials being used by the device; and determining that the device is potentially performing data fraud based on the predicted device type not matching the expected device type.