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Biggest Identity Thief Ever Gets Put Away

Posted by timothy on from the no-that-would-be-the-government dept.

Anonymous Brave Guy writes "Apparently computer helpdesk employee Philip Cummings had more than just a day job: he's just gone down for 14 years in the biggest identity theft case ever. Lots of fascinating nuggets of information in that story: apparently fake ID goes for as little as $60, and the total stolen over just a couple of years was somewhere in the $50m-100m range."

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  1. Curious... by MarkRose · · Score: 5, Funny

    What I want to know is, when they caught the guy, did they have a positive ID?

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    Be relentless!
  2. What!?!?!? by mr_resident · · Score: 5, Funny

    HE's not Philip Cummings!

    I AM!!!