Sunday, July 24, 2005

Justice system lags behind / [Canada] The Richmond Review, 23 Jul 2005

http://www.richmondreview.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=45&cat=23&id=463864&more=
Martin van den Hemel
"Internet fraud has all the perks of growing marijuana, but has a better upside in a couple of critical areas. Like cultivating B.C. bud, there's millions of dollars to be made stealing credit card numbers, selling them anonymously online, and racking up thousands of dollars in purchases in someone else's name. But when it comes to violence or the fear of getting nabbed by the police, Internet fraud presents virtually no risk of an arrest, let alone criminal charges. And there aren't masked bandit skulking door-to-door armed with bats and guns sniffing for stacks of stolen credit cards."