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Re: Criminals 'Joining Finance Firms'


jdj (jdj@now.here)
Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:35:53 -0800

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 06:47:15 +0000, Lisa Minter wrote:

> Members of organised crime are joining financial firms to commit
> fraud, a new report by the industry watchdog reveals.

That's a logical step.

The info they get that way is long-lived and they can just snarf it
up, store it away for much later use.

Crime orgs have been building databases of financial and ID info for
quite a long time now. The Russian mafia has been leading in this but
the Asian orgs are catching up quick.

It may become necessary to start using throwaway or one-time ID's and
accounts to keep ahead of them.

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