Patent ID: 7617970

Claim:
A method of verifying the identity of an individual to prevent fraud comprising the steps of: a. providing a computer system having a processor and a database; b. storing in the database of the computer system a scoring of the reliability of a plurality of ID credential types; c. inputting data into the computer system relating to an individual person's ID credential; d. the processor comparing the inputted individual's ID credential with the scoring of the plurality of identification credential types stored in the database; e. providing an output from the computer system on a user interface indicating the scoring of the inputted individual person's ID credential; f. determining, depending on the computed scoring, whether or not the individual's ID credential scoring is sufficient to verify the individual; g. providing on the user interface of the computer system an indication of acceptance of the individual's ID credential if the computed scoring is sufficient to verify the individual; and h. providing on the user interface of the computer system an indication of rejection of the individual's ID credential if the scoring is not sufficient to verify the individual.