IMPROVEMENTS IN FRAUD DETECTION

摘要

In a cash-handling point of sale (POS) environment, a method of fraud detection involving comparison of cash actually held, represented as CASH data, with cash expected to be held, derived from POS data, the method comprising capturing and caching items of CASH data; capturing and caching items of POS data; determining the difference between the CASH data and the POS data; determining the magnitude of said difference; and using said magnitude of said difference in identifying fraudulent activity.