🕵️‍♂️ Fraud Detection and Prevention App This is a Next.js web application focused on fraud detection and prevention. The app provides features such as email verification, fraud reporting, and a chatbot for customer assistance. It integrates with external APIs for email verification and chatbot functionality.

Table of Contents 🚀 Features 🛠️ Prerequisites 🏁 Getting Started ⚙️ Configuration 🔧 Usage 🤝 Contributing 📄 License 🚀 Features Email Verification: Users can check the legitimacy of an email address using external services.

Fraud Reporting: Users can report fraud cases, providing details and supporting documentation.

Chatbot for Customer Assistance: Integrated chatbot to assist users with common queries, including fraud-related concerns.

🛠️ Prerequisites Node.js and npm installed PostgreSQL database (for storing fraud case reports) API keys for external services (email verification and chatbot) 🏁 Getting Started Clone the repository:

bash Copy code git clone https://github.com/your-username/fraud-detection-app.git cd fraud-detection-app Install dependencies:

bash Copy code npm install Set up the PostgreSQL database:

Create a database and configure the connection in .env.local. Configure API keys:

Set up your API keys for email verification and the chatbot in .env.local. Run the application:

bash Copy code npm run dev ⚙️ Configuration Database configuration: Update .env.local with your PostgreSQL database details.

API keys: Obtain API keys for email verification and the chatbot, and update .env.local.

🔧 Usage Email Verification:

Enter an email address in the search input to verify its legitimacy. Fraud Reporting:

Use the "Report Fraud" section to submit details about a fraud case. Chatbot:

Access the chatbot for assistance with fraud-related queries. 🤝 Contributing If you'd like to contribute to this project, please follow these steps:

Fork the repository Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/new-feature) Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add new feature') Push to the branch (git push origin feature/new-feature) Open a Pull Request 📄 License This project is licensed under the MIT License.