Fraud scoring architecture: combining IP reputation, geo anomalies, and behavioral signals
Fraud scoring architecture: IP reputation + geo anomalies + behavior
A modern fraud scoring architecture must be explainable, testable, and operationally useful. The objective is not perfect prediction. The objective is stable prioritization that improves conversion, reduces abuse, and gives analysts clear evidence.
Five layer blueprint
- Ingestion: request metadata, user action type, device and payment context.
- Enrichment: GeoIP fields, ASN ownership, proxy risk, country enrichment.
- Feature engineering: velocity, impossible travel, linkage, historical mismatch.
- Decision: weighted score + deterministic rules for critical events.
- Feedback: chargebacks, review outcomes, challenge pass rate.
Case study: checkout abuse reduction
A subscription service replaced simple country mismatch rules with weighted risk scoring. It combined IP risk, ASN change, account age, payment retry bursts, and geovelocity. Outcome after six weeks: lower false declines and faster analyst triage because each decision had feature level explanation.
Weighted model example
score := 0
score += 25 * proxySignal
score += 20 * velocitySignal
score += 20 * geoAnomalySignal
score += 15 * linkageSignal
score += 20 * paymentBehaviorSignal
if action == "withdrawal" && score >= 70 {
decision = "step_up"
}
if score >= 85 {
decision = "block"
}Decision matrix
- 0 to 29: allow.
- 30 to 59: allow with additional telemetry.
- 60 to 79: step up or manual review.
- 80 to 100: block critical flow and alert.
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Use GeoIP.space as enrichment layer
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