Is this the same general process used to identify credit card fraud rings or insurance fraud rings?
Sometimes yes, but generally other techniques are used. The basic idea is that bad guys tend to hang out with other bad guys. For example, a fraud ring faking accidents might all use the same doctor, out patient clinic, or automobile body shop. Sometimes the drivers have different names, but share a common phone number or common address. By searching for common phone numbers, similar addresses, nearby addresses, and related types of patterns, suspicious accounts or claims can be identified for further investigation. Comparing the number of claims of various types processed by doctors, clinics, and body shops also singles out suspicious accounts or claims for further investigations. This type of analysis is sometimes called ring analysis. As part of a criminal investigation of a fraud ring, telephone calls may be analyzed. For example, the accident victim may have called the fraud ring leader prior to the accident, and the fraud ring leader may have called the clinic and automobile body
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