Vyankatesh Rampurkar

Work place: Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India

E-mail: harshaldada@gmail.com

Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8515-3713

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Biography

Vyankatesh Rampurkar is an assistant professor in Vidya Pratishthan’s Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute of Engineering and Technology, Baramati. He received his B.E. degree (2008) and M.E. degree (2013) from Vidya Pratishthan’s Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute of Engineering, Pune University and he is pursuing Phd at Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai. His publications have appeared in International Journal of Engineering and Innovative Technology (IJEIT), c-PGCON-2013, Second Postgraduate symposium for Computer Engineering organized by Board of Studies in Computer Engineering, Savitribai Phule Pune University in association with ACM Pune professional chapter at PICT, Pune and in ICISC-2018, 19-20 Jan. 2018 IEEE Conf. At JCT College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore.

Author Articles
An Intelligent Framework for Fraud User Identification Using Machine Learning Techniques

By Vyankatesh Rampurkar Thirupurasundari D. R.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijieeb.2025.05.03, Pub. Date: 8 Oct. 2025

With the rise of online platforms, concerns are increasing about the presence of fake user profiles, which can be exploited for malicious activities such as fraud, identity theft, and spreading misinformation. This study provides a detailed analysis of four machine learning algorithms to detect fake profiles: Support Vector Machine, Logistic Regression, Passive Aggressive, and Decision Tree. To train and evaluate these models, we first collect a broad dataset of both genuine and fake user profiles. Through feature engineering, relevant data such as text content, account creation details, and behavioral patterns are extracted from the profiles. Support Vector Machine is selected for its capacity to manage high-dimensional data and reduce the risk of overfitting, while Logistic Regression is valued for its interpretability and capability to model complex relationships. Passive Aggressive is included to test performance in real-time scenarios, where fake profile characteristics may evolve due to its adaptability to changing data streams. Decision Trees are employed for their ability to capture non-linear relationships and offer insights into the decision-making process. Metrics like recall, accuracy, and precision are used to evaluate the performance of each algorithm. This comparative analysis enhances our understanding of machine learning approaches for detecting fake profiles and offers practical insights for developers aiming to mitigate risks associated with online fraud. Among the algorithms, Decision Tree achieved the highest accuracy at 98.76%.

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