Portrait of an Identity Thief

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Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday July 04, 2006 @09:25PM 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."

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Yeah... (Score:5, Funny)

by GammaKitsune ( 826576 ) writes: on Tuesday July 04, 2006 @09:34PM (#15658052)

That is what worries Mr. Sharma's wife, Damaris, 21, who has no time for the Internet as she raises the couple's 1-year-old daughter, Bellamarie.
"I hate computers," she said. "I think they're the devil."

Sorry. I just thought that was funny, and had to post it.

so what proof do we have of this guys actual name (Score:4, Funny)

by RobertLTux ( 260313 ) writes: <robert AT laurencemartin DOT org> on Tuesday July 04, 2006 @09:42PM (#15658063)

n/t

Shiva Sharma? (Score:5, Funny)

by bsartist ( 550317 ) writes: on Tuesday July 04, 2006 @10:08PM (#15658123) Homepage

Are we offshoring identity theft to India too?

Re:Yeah... (Score:5, Funny)

by 0racle ( 667029 ) writes: on Tuesday July 04, 2006 @10:24PM (#15658156)

I hate it when people over react. Computers are the TOOLS of the Devil, not the Devil himself.

Re:Shiva Sharma? (Score:3, Funny)

by pen ( 7191 ) * writes: on Tuesday July 04, 2006 @10:41PM (#15658191)

We must take action quickly and protect our economy against this offshoring threat. I propose introducing legislation that creates incentive to conducting identity theft within our borders instead of off-shoring it.

I'm not sure I get it... (Score:3, Funny)

by crossmr ( 957846 ) writes: on Tuesday July 04, 2006 @10:56PM (#15658219) Journal

could you put another metaphor or two in the summary so that its really spelled out...

Re:Its remarkably easy to scam people (Score:5, Funny)

by Jah-Wren Ryel ( 80510 ) writes: on Wednesday July 05, 2006 @01:14AM (#15658507)

I think of myself as an honest person, but a desire to retain my freedom has also kept me from straying into a life of crime.

That's funny.

As an honest American, I find that my desire to retain my freedom is pushing me closer and closer to a life of crime with each passing day.

Comment removed (Score:3, Funny)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Wednesday July 05, 2006 @06:11AM (#15659161)

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Re:Its remarkably easy to scam people (Score:3, Funny)

by Cro Magnon ( 467622 ) writes: on Wednesday July 05, 2006 @08:52AM (#15659518) Homepage Journal

Slightly off-topic, but I thought Intermittent Explosive Disorder is what I experience after trips to Taco Bell.

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Yeah... (Score:5, Funny)

so what proof do we have of this guys actual name (Score:4, Funny)

Shiva Sharma? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Yeah... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Shiva Sharma? (Score:3, Funny)

I'm not sure I get it... (Score:3, Funny)

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