US Patent 11182687 Synthetic identity detection

A system and method for detecting synthetic identities are provided that determine a synthetic identity score for a given user, the synthetic identity score indicating a likelihood that the given user is using a synthetic identity to conduct activities. The synthetic identity score generated by the system and method disclosed herein can then be used to determine a risk associated with the given user and to inform what actions to take based on the associated risk that the given user may use the synthetic identity to perform a bad act.