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

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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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