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thewayneAlso possibly a tie with illegal aliens?
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/07/identity_theft_3.html
Identity Theft and Methamphetamines
New trend or scary rumor?
When methamphetamine proliferated more recently, the police and prosecutors at first did not associate it with a rise in other crimes. There were break-ins at mailboxes and people stealing documents from garbage, Mr. Morales said, but those were handled by different parts of the Police Department.
But finally they connected the two. Meth users -- awake for days at a time and able to fixate on small details -- were looking for checks or credit card numbers, then converting the stolen identities to money, drugs or ingredients to make more methamphetamine. For these drug users, Mr. Morales said, identity theft was the perfect support system.
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http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/07/identity_theft_3.html
Identity Theft and Methamphetamines
New trend or scary rumor?
When methamphetamine proliferated more recently, the police and prosecutors at first did not associate it with a rise in other crimes. There were break-ins at mailboxes and people stealing documents from garbage, Mr. Morales said, but those were handled by different parts of the Police Department.
But finally they connected the two. Meth users -- awake for days at a time and able to fixate on small details -- were looking for checks or credit card numbers, then converting the stolen identities to money, drugs or ingredients to make more methamphetamine. For these drug users, Mr. Morales said, identity theft was the perfect support system.
(more in article)
