Upstream Speeds Getting To Be More Important >>
<< Making E-Voting Systems With Paper Receipts...
 tdicon 

Scams

by Mike Masnick

Tue, Jun 8th 2004 8:27am





Identity Theft And Meth

from the hmmm... dept

USA Today is running an AP article talking about how law enforcement is working on better ways to combat identity theft, where someone mentions that all of those involved with identity theft also are involved with methamphetamine. That was certainly true of the profile of an identity theft ring we wrote about last year, but it seems like focusing on that aspect shouldn't be useful for very long. With the rate at which identity theft crime is growing, it seems likely that it, too, will start to get taken over by organized crime groups - and will become increasingly sophisticated. In other words, if you thought identity theft was bad now, it's only going to get worse. At what point will credit agencies and financial institutions realize that they need to take the issue of identity theft more seriously?

6 Comments | Leave a Comment

If you liked this post, you may also be interested in...

Reader Comments (rss)

(Flattened / Threaded)

  1.  
    identicon
    dorpus, Jun 8th, 2004 @ 8:53am

    Simple solution

    Just make your idententy worthless.

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  2.  
    identicon
    Real Dorpus, Jun 8th, 2004 @ 9:46am

    I see someone is impersonating me

    to illustrate the point.

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  3.  
    identicon
    Beck, Jun 8th, 2004 @ 10:18am

    Re: Simple solution

    If I ruin my credit history on purpose then the bad guys won't be able to get credit in my name. Maybe skip a few mortgage payments, and run up some huge credit card bills.

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  4.  
    identicon
    Real Dorpus, Jun 8th, 2004 @ 11:11am

    Liquid Licenses?

    Since I didn't want any identity thieves doing bad things, I got rid of my old California driver's license by burning it in the bathroom. The part with my picture melted onto the sink, so for a few days I had my own face looking at me from the sink.

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  5.  
    identicon
    aReader(), Jun 8th, 2004 @ 12:49pm

    Easier Solution

    Easier solution would be to establish a connection that people who steal identity steal music as well and let the music industry do the rest! Let RIAA lawyers work for us

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

  6.  
    identicon
    aNonMooseCowherd, Jun 8th, 2004 @ 1:48pm

    motivation

    At what point will credit agencies and financial institutions realize that they need to take the issue of identity theft more seriously?

    When they're held financially responsible. And not until then.

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]


Add Your Comment

Have a Techdirt Account? Sign in now. Want one? Register here
Get Techdirt’s Daily Email
Save me a cookie
  • Note: A CRLF will be replaced by a break tag (<br>), all other allowable HTML will remain intact
  • Allowed HTML Tags: <b> <i> <a> <em> <br> <strong> <blockquote> <hr> <tt>
Upstream Speeds Getting To Be More Important >>
<< Making E-Voting Systems With Paper Receipts...
 tdicon 
Follow Techdirt
Flattr rss rss
A word from our Sponsors...
Sponsored Resource
Essential Reading
Techdirt Reading List
Techdirt Insider Chat

A word from our Sponsors...
Recent Stories

Wednesday

9:25am: New Orleans Cops Caught Filling Their Pockets With Red Light Camera Cash (3)
8:07am: LeaseWeb Deletes Megaupload's Servers Without Warning, Destroying Key Evidence (49)
7:12am: How Overclassification Makes Secrets Less Likely To Remain Secret (16)
5:58am: Sweden Makes It Illegal To Take Photos In 'Private Environments' Without Permission (22)
3:58am: Hollywood Studios Keep Saying Its Employees Must Get Paid, And Now May Be Forced To Pay Its Interns (85)
1:56am: Warning Letters Under UK's Three Strikes Plan Unlikely To Be Sent Out Before 2016 -- If Ever (15)

Tuesday

11:01pm: Public Outcry In Taiwan Kills Their Version Of SOPA (13)
8:02pm: WIPO: Informal Economy Innovates In The Absence Of Intellectual Monopolies (16)
5:00pm: DailyDirt: Augmented Vision (3)
3:50pm: States Attorneys General Want Special Exception To Blame Sites For Actions Of Users (68)
More arrow
A word from our Sponsors...

Close

Email This