A method for identifying a fraudulent account application includes
receiving a new account application comprising a plurality of
identity-related fields and linking the identity-related fields
associated with the new account application with identity-related fields
associated with a plurality of historical account applications. The links
form a graphical pattern on which statistical analysis can be performed
to determine the likelihood that the new account application is
fraudulent. The statistical analysis can comprise comparing the graphical
pattern to a known, or normal graphical pattern in order to detect
differences, or anomalies occurring in the graphical pattern associated
with the new account application.