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Fraud Detection Thinking

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

How would you recognize potential fraud within a dataset?

Using the supplied transactions, customers, and devices tables, identify transactions with at least two of these indicators: amount of at least 1,000, country different from the customer's home country, device first seen within seven days, or another transaction by the same customer within ten minutes.

Output

  1. One row per potential fraud transaction with transaction_id, customer_id, transaction_timestamp, amount, high_amount, country_mismatch, new_device, rapid_repeat, and risk_score.
  2. Include only transactions with at least two indicators, ordered by risk_score descending, then timestamp ascending, then transaction ID ascending.

Schema

customers
ColumnTypeDescription
customer_idPKINTUnique customer identifier
home_countryVARCHAR(2)Customer's registered home country
devices
ColumnTypeDescription
device_idPKINTUnique device identifier
device_typeVARCHAR(30)Device category
first_seen_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp when the device was first observed
transactions
ColumnTypeDescription
transaction_idPKINTUnique transaction identifier
customer_idINTCustomer associated with the transaction
device_idINTDevice used for the transaction
transaction_timestampTIMESTAMPTransaction date and time
amountNUMERIC(12,2)Transaction amount
countryVARCHAR(2)Country where the transaction occurred
Tablestransactionscustomersdevices
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