Detecting Location Spoofing

Improve fraud detection

Enhance location spoofing detection
- Detect GPS spoofing, VPNs, Proxies and Emulators
- Upgrade from using IP addresses and GPS for fraud detection
Protect accounts

Stop fraudsters, not customers
- Use location behavior patterns for identification
- Requires no action from the user

Case Study New

Location Spoofing Detection for Mobile Gaming App

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94%

of user accounts verified (location permission enabled)
50,000+

suspicious accounts detected and blocked
5

custom watchlists for suspicious device and location behavior

Location spoofing is now becoming a standard technique used by fraudsters. With access to off-the-shelf tools, fraudsters can easily defeat legacy fraud detection systems using simplistic location models based on IP address and GPS locations. By spoofing IP addresses and GPS locations, fraudsters can fool legacy risk decisioning engines.

Incognia location technology uses network signals and on-device sensors to build a location behavior pattern that is unique to each user and extremely difficult to mimic or forge.

Spoofed GPS location

GPS spoofing apps are now widely used and easily enabled on a device. Fraudster don't need to root their device or have super admin privileges, GPS spoofing apps can be easily enabled via developer mode on the device.
Faked IP Address

Most fraud prevention technologies use the IP address to locate the user's device, but the use of VPNs and proxies can easily fool these types of fraud detections systems and thereby conceal the user’s true location.
Mobile emulation

Fraudsters are using the powerful capabilities of mobile emulators to manipulate mobile app data and evade fraud detection. One of the data points that is easily manipulated via a mobile emulator is the geolocation information.

Location and Device Intelligence

We make it easy to access Incognia's risk assessment and supporting evidence. Incognia supports API integration to your risk engine, provides an export feature for in-depth reporting, and summary and detailed view dashboards for easy viewing of supporting evidence.

Summary and detailed views of risk assessments
Export feature for in-depth reporting
Stand-alone fraud detection, or integrate our APIs with any risk engine

Designed for developers

Fast SDK integration & easy-to-use APIs

We provide a lightweight mobile SDK and intuitive APIs to make it easy for you to add location and device intelligence to risk assessments throughout the user journey.