Multimillion-pound cyberfraud gang jailed for selling identity theft kits [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Members of a gang who provided fake identities and documents to thousands of customers have been jailed following a two-and-a-half-year investigation into their multimillion-pound operation.
The criminal enterprise, known as Confidential Access (CA), operated from Alicante, Spain. It provided bogus documents and coaching on how to commit fraud.
A production line generated authentic-looking documents for committing fraud, many of which were bundled together and sold as full credit profiles. They included wage slips, credit histories and proof of postal address, making it possible for customers to defraud companies of thousands of pounds.
One of CA's top-end products, the so-called platinum profile, cost £5,500 and came complete with instructions on how to commit identity fraud. For £2,000, CA sold the "100% Creditmaster" profile.
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jun/09/fraud-gang-jailed-identity-theft
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