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Portrait of an Identity Thief

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the getting-off-easy dept.

Ant writes to tell us that the New York Times has a closer look and an interview with an identity theft addict. From the article: "As far back as 2002, Mr. Sharma began picking the locks on consumer credit lines using a computer, the Internet and a deep understanding of online commerce, Internet security and simple human nature, obtained through years of trading insights with like-minded thieves in online forums. And he deployed the now-common rods and reels of data theft -- e-mail solicitations and phony Web sites -- that fleece the unwitting."

3 of 335 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Yeah... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Holy sweet, merciful fuck, you are an unbelievable loser.

  2. Another Portrait by wbren · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Here's another portrait of what I imagine an identity thief would look like.

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    -William Brendel
  3. They oughta shoot that sonofabitch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Publicly. After he does enough hard labor to pay back every cent of what he stole plus the cost of his own incarceration.

    What do you expect from nigger trash, anyway?