Method and system for employing phone number analysis to...

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2011-03-29

2011-03-29

Patel, Haresh N (Department: 2447)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Multicomputer synchronizing

C709S206000, C726S022000, C726S023000, C726S004000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07917655

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for identifying scam e-mails using phone number analysis whereby a set of potential scam e-mail identification rules is created and data representing the potential scam e-mail identification rules is stored in a data storage device. Incoming e-mails are then scanned under the direction of one or more processors by an e-mail security system to detect phone numbers present in the incoming e-mails using one or more phone number detection parameters. Any potential phone numbers detected using the one or more phone number detection parameters are then normalized. In one embodiment, the normalized potential phone numbers are then analyzed using the potential scam e-mail identification rules to identify potential scam phone numbers. The e-mails including the identified potential scam phone numbers then have their status transformed to that of potential scam e-mails.

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