Patent ID: 11949747
Assignee: PLENTYOFFISH MEDIA ULC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of detecting suspected fraudulently generated user identity profiles in an online network environment using a fraud detection system that includes at least one processor and at least one non-transitory processor-readable medium that stores processor-executable instructions, the method comprising:
determining, via the at least one processor, an attribute value for an attribute associated with the profiles;
determining, via the at least one processor, whether the attribute value is linked to a high conditional probability based on the attribute value that a profile is fraudulently generated or undesirable;
identifying, via the at least one processor, a set of profiles likely to be fraudulently generated or undesirable based on the attribute value and the high conditional probability;
identifying, via the at least one processor, an additional attribute value that occurs frequently in the set of profiles;
querying, using the fraud detection system having at least one processor and at least one non-transitory processor-readable medium that stores processor-executable instructions, a data store containing profile information to identify profiles suspected of being fraudulently generated based at least in part on the attribute value and the additional attribute value;
screening, using the fraud detection system having at least one processor and at least one non-transitory processor-readable medium that stores processor-executable instructions, the identified profiles suspected of being fraudulently generated or undesirable; and
one or more of removing or quarantining the identified profiles.