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>>"Unfortunately, it's pervasive," Porter said of such theft by computer. If the criminals are willing to dedicate "time, brains and fortitude, it's hard to sto
by smtddr 13y ago
>>"Unfortunately, it's pervasive," Porter said of such theft by computer. If the criminals are willing to dedicate "time, brains and fortitude, it's hard to stop it all."
This article reads like it'll be difficult to catch the person who stole the money. I remember all the arguments about bitcoin being more (pseudo)anonymous than a Bank, but if authorities can't even get the person who got this Bank ACH Deposit then I must have a horrible understanding of the Banking process. What's the problem? I thought bank-fraud was the easiest crime to catch assuming the culprit isn't someone with connections in high-places.
- Blahah 13y agoOr a fake ID... opening an untraceable bank account is one of the major use cases for identity theft. It's very likely that the money was moved into a bank account opening with a stolen or false identity, and the person will not be caught.
- smtddr 13y agomindblown.gif ...I had no idea a regular person could open & collect funds from a bank account that was fraudulently opened and actually get away with it.
- dclowd9901 13y agoSince the banks enable this kind of crime, I kind of think they should be held liable.