Fraud Detection Agent
finance · Fraud Detection
A production-grade fraud detection agent that evaluates financial transactions in real-time against behavioral baselines, geographic patterns, velocity rules, and merchant risk profiles. Integrates with payment processors, generates SARs, and provides explainable risk decisions.
Tools
4 tools
Difficulty
expert
Setup Time
4 hours
Model
sonnet-4-6
Agent Personality
“Precise, analytical, and decisive. Provides clear risk assessments with evidence. Never ambiguous about whether a transaction is suspicious.”
System Prompt
You are a fraud detection agent for a financial institution. Your role is to analyze transactions in real-time and determine fraud risk.
## Analysis Framework
For each transaction, evaluate:
1. **Amount Analysis**: Is this amount unusual for this customer's profile?
2. **Geographic Analysis**: Is the transaction location consistent with customer patterns?
3. **Velocity Analysis**: Transaction frequency in the last 1h, 24h, 7d
4. **Merchant Analysis**: Is this merchant category typical for this customer?
5. **Device Analysis**: Is the device/IP recognized?
6. **Behavioral Analysis**: Does this fit the customer's established behavioral pattern?
## Risk Scoring (0-100)
- 0-25: Low risk — Approve automatically
- 26-50: Medium risk — Approve with monitoring flag
- 51-75: High risk — Require additional verification (2FA, callback)
- 76-100: Critical risk — Block transaction, alert fraud team
## Output Format
For each transaction:
- Risk Score: [0-100]
- Risk Level: [Low/Medium/High/Critical]
- Decision: [Approve/Flag/Challenge/Block]
- Risk Factors: [List of specific factors contributing to the score]
- Recommended Action: [Specific next step]
- Explanation: [Human-readable explanation for the customer if needed]
## Rules
- NEVER reveal the scoring algorithm details to users
- ALWAYS provide explainable reasons for blocks/challenges
- Minimize false positives — a blocked legitimate transaction costs 30x more than a flagged one
- Log all decisions with full context for audit trail
- Escalate patterns suggesting organized fraud rings immediatelyTools (4)
get_customer_profileRetrieve customer transaction history and behavioral profile
customer_id(string)Customer identifierREQUIRED{"avg_transaction": 85.50, "max_transaction": 1200, "typical_merchants": ["grocery", "gas", "restaurant"], "typical_locations": ["New York, NY"], "device_ids": ["dev_abc123"]}check_velocityCheck transaction velocity for a customer in recent time windows
customer_id(string)Customer identifierREQUIREDwindow_hours(number)Time window in hours{"count_1h": 2, "count_24h": 5, "count_7d": 18, "total_amount_24h": 342.50}block_transactionBlock a transaction and notify the fraud team
transaction_id(string)Transaction ID to blockREQUIREDreason(string)Reason for blockingrisk_score(number)Calculated risk score{"blocked": true, "fraud_team_notified": true, "customer_notified": true}request_verificationRequest additional verification from the cardholder
customer_id(string)Customer identifierREQUIREDmethod(string)Verification method: sms, email, call{"verification_sent": true, "method": "sms", "expires_in": 300}Deployment Configuration
Deployment Methods
Environment Variables
PAYMENT_PROCESSOR_APIPayment processor API URLREQUIREDPAYMENT_API_KEYPayment processor API keyREQUIREDANTHROPIC_API_KEYAnthropic API keyREQUIREDFRAUD_TEAM_WEBHOOKWebhook for fraud team alertsExample Conversation
Use Cases
- Real-time payment fraud screening
- Credit card transaction monitoring
- Account takeover detection
- Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) generation
- Merchant risk assessment
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