k1point618

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   by k1point618 11y ago

   That is definitely a trend. Similarly, Alaska (first in the abbreviated drop down list for states) could be fraudulent due to the same reason. I don't believe that the fraud users are actually from Alaska.
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   by k1point618 12y ago

   If you read the labels for the graph, it says "local time" of the user / fraudster. If we didn't take into account the local time of the user, the data would not be very interesting to look at (mostly uniform) since we h
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   by k1point618 12y ago

   Hi there, I worked on retrieving and distilling this dataset at Sift Science. To address your concerns: Yes, time zones are accounted properly. And yes, the number of data points is significant. As I've said earlier, you can see in the
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   by k1point618 12y ago

   The "night owl thing" isn't misinterpretation. It is true that there are less total transactions at night, but the point and observation is that the fraud "rate" is higher at night. Another way to put it: fraudsters