paprika
01-23-2009, 12:24 AM
Ok so I'm writing a book about identity theft.
My character, based in the UK, was able to get the following information from one unlucky individual:
Name
Age
Nationality
Date of Birth
National Insurance Number
Bank account number
Sort code
The date he opened his account
Mothers maiden name
Also, my character was able to copy down all the details from the guys debit card, including CVC and expiry date. He has no idea she has any of this information, as she didn't steal anything to get it, so as far as he's aware, noone knows any of it.
What can she do that would get her the most profit? I want to make my novel as realistic as possible :p. I was thinking she should just apply for as many different credit cards as she can find to a drop box, and spend a few evenings withdrawing as much money as possible from cash machines, wearing a motorbike helmet over a balaclava of course, to avoid being ID'd by those obnoxious cash machine hidden cameras.
Are there more profitable/safer ways to go about this? This is a rare opportunity to completely milk someone dry, so I'd rather my character did it effectively and as efficiently as possible.
My character, based in the UK, was able to get the following information from one unlucky individual:
Name
Age
Nationality
Date of Birth
National Insurance Number
Bank account number
Sort code
The date he opened his account
Mothers maiden name
Also, my character was able to copy down all the details from the guys debit card, including CVC and expiry date. He has no idea she has any of this information, as she didn't steal anything to get it, so as far as he's aware, noone knows any of it.
What can she do that would get her the most profit? I want to make my novel as realistic as possible :p. I was thinking she should just apply for as many different credit cards as she can find to a drop box, and spend a few evenings withdrawing as much money as possible from cash machines, wearing a motorbike helmet over a balaclava of course, to avoid being ID'd by those obnoxious cash machine hidden cameras.
Are there more profitable/safer ways to go about this? This is a rare opportunity to completely milk someone dry, so I'd rather my character did it effectively and as efficiently as possible.