Typologies
Discover Systems
Red Flags
Transactions
Etc.
100

Discover product opened in the name of a specific person who did not authorize the opening of the account. 



Fraudulent Application
100

An internal system used for the documentation of Fraud Case Investigations (leads, disputed transactions, etc.) as it relates to Credit Card accounts.

FIAT

100

Account notes indicate the customer is currently hospitalized and suffers from dementia. 

Elder Financial Exploitation

100

A week after a credit card account opens, the customer's address is updated and a new card is sent. The card is then used for multiple purchases, which are disputed by the customer.

Fraud App

100

There are an even number of participants on the dispute committee

False

200

An unauthorized third party gains control over a legitimate Discover account

Account Takeover

200

Account notes reference a merchant document. In order to see these documents you should go to...

DCDS (Merchant Document Review)

200

Excessive scribbling on a check received by Discover

Fraudulent Document

200

An application is submitted and a credit card account is opened. There are several BT mismatches. The customer calls in and says she was working with a debt consolidator who would assist her, but she had to open a credit card with Discover first. What happened here?

The customer was scammed

200

Discover Customer is 24 years of age, suffers from mental/physical disability, requires in home attendants, and activity is disputed by their PoA as belonging to their caregiver. 

An EFE SAR should be filed. 

300

Misuse of an account to gain access to more funds (or credit) than are available in the account; often through the submission of bad payments. 

Bust-Out

300

The notes in FIAT match the notes found in Orion

False

300

Negative media identified suggesting the customer was arrested at a house with large amounts of drugs present.

Drug Trafficking

300

Katie disputes $5,000 in Starbucks purchases and is issued a credit (on a new account)  by Discover. Katie makes several large purchases at Target, and is found responsible for the previously disputed items. The credit is reversed, and his balance exceeds the credit limit.

Bust Out (via fraud claim)

300
A news article suggests the customer was arrested and 14lbs of marijuana were seized. What red flag does this raise?

Drug Trafficking

400

Customer is deceived into conducting activity with their account on behalf of a third party. The activity then causes financial harm to the customer.

Scam

400

Location to find documents on FIU Procedures and guidance for SARs

Link'd

400

Multiple balance transfer mismatches.

Scam, ATO, Fraud App, etc.

400

The customer lives in Columbus. Discover receives a phone call from the customer, who says they're vacationing in Tampa, but left their Discover card at home. They request an emergency card be sent to their location. What could be happening?

Account Takeover

400

Spencer's vote as a Sr. Manager counts for more votes than the rest of the dispute committee

False (though he'll argue otherwise)

500

12 nominal payments are submitted to the account during the review period; 8 of which are returned for NSF. Minimal purchases have been made during the review period, and the account is $300 over the credit limit.

Account mismanagement and/or financial hardship

500

 The location you would find information related to the activation of an AB's credit card.

F5 Tab of Orion

500

Customer claims fraud on their account but is later held liable. Account credits are then reversed.

Bust Out
500

Sally has a credit card with Discover. She calls Discover to add her son, Billy, as an authorized user. Billy conducts $8,100 at various furniture stores, and Sally disputes the purchases.

No Fraud

500

Fields previously required to be completed with EFE SARs that are no longer required

Tab 2 Note and SAR Advisory Key Term