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A Descriptive Study of Credit Card Fraud Pattern

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  • Sanjeev Jha

    (Sanjeev Jha is Assistant Professor, Department of Decision Sciences, Whittemore School of Business and Economics, University of New Hampshire, McConnell Hall, Durham, New Hampshire, USA. E-mail: sanjeev.jha@unh.edu)

  • J. Christopher Westland

    (J. Christopher Westland is Professor and Head, Department of Information & Decision Sciences, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, USA. E-mail: westland@uic.edu)

Abstract

We analyzed a dataset of fraudulent credit card transactions to uncover patterns in fraudulent transactions and to demonstrate the importance of focusing on suspicious transactions. We argue that revealed patterns in fraudulent transactions may help financial institutions update their practices and develop innovative mechanisms and systems to improve their performance at preventing and detecting credit card frauds.

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  • Sanjeev Jha & J. Christopher Westland, 2013. "A Descriptive Study of Credit Card Fraud Pattern," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 14(3), pages 373-384, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:globus:v:14:y:2013:i:3:p:373-384
    DOI: 10.1177/0972150913494713
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    1. Namrata Sandhu, 2020. "Behavioural Red Flags of Fraud: An Ex Post Assessment of Types and Frequencies," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 21(2), pages 507-525, April.

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