Quote Originally Posted by nihil
Actually it is rather worse than that from what I have seen. Sure, the major players are there, but the new technology seems to have lowered the entry level somewhat. There are some quite small scale operations being reported as well.
I agree, as computers and similar technology becomes more common place, the learning curve disappears and your common pick pocket will now be stealing identities via the net rather than picking someones pocket. Previously organized crime saw this as a big money maker so they invested in getting the tools and skills to do it (like all businesses do) but I think we will begin to see an even greater migration to random previously non-criminal types being busted for it as time goes one.