It was once the domain of the petty thieves working alone, and often targeting one organisation. The organisations too did not feel the pang and often wrote the losses off as bad debts. On a bad day for the thieves, a few days of community service and a slap on the wrist was all it […]
PBX Fraud – Fast catching up as the mother of all frauds.
According to the 2011 Global Fraud Loss Survey conducted by Communications Fraud Control Association (CFCA), the top two fraud types in the Telecommunication industry are Subscription Fraud and Compromised PBX System Fraud (circa $10 billion in combined dollar loss). While PBX fraud has been around for many years it has only taken centre stage as […]
Statistical models – Should we trust them for detecting fraud?
Statistical models are ubiquitous, from predicting the next wind direction in the Atlantic to whether you are about to buy a Beatles tune from Amazon. Statistical models have also been used widely to predict fraud among mobile subscribers. The object is to eliminate fraud as soon as it occurs. However, more often than not, legitimate […]
