METH ADDICTS ARE USING: forms of identity theft in order to obtain
methamphetamine. For example, methamphetamine abusers often generate cash
by stealing and subsequently cashing personal checks or by using stolen credit
cards to purchase merchandise that they sell for cash or trade for
methamphetamine. Some abusers also trade stolen credit cards or personal
documents (such as checks, bank statements, workplace pay statements, etc.) to
distributors in exchange for methamphetamine.
The distributors then sell the stolen credit cards and documents or provide them
to methamphetamine producers as payment for the drug. For example, the
Central Valley California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)
reports that drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) and Some methamphetamine
abusers engage in various criminal groups that traffic methamphetamine in the
HIDTA region organize groups of methamphetamine abusers and direct them to
steal personal identity documents in exchange for drugs or cash. Identities traded
for methamphetamine are then used by the DTOs and criminal groups in a
variety of ways, including:

To launder drug proceeds:

By opening bank accounts in victims' names to deposit, transfer, and withdraw
funds.
By using victims' identities to transfer large sums of money through money
services businesses and to purchase money orders in amounts that require proof
of identification.

By applying for mortgages in victims' names.
By using victims' identities to acquire online credit and to make purchases.

To supply criminal fugitives within the dos and criminal groups with fresh
identities in order to evade law enforcement, incarceration, or even deportation
(in the case of illegal aliens).

To sell for cash to brokers, who resell the identification documents to other
criminals for their use.
To purchase precursor and essential chemicals with fraudulent credit cards or
checks.

Law enforcement reporting indicates that methamphetamine abusers typically
acquire another person's personal information and identification documents by
sorting through victims' garbage as well as through mail theft, car break-ins, and
Internet and e-mail scams. Law enforcement reporting also reveals that
methamphetamine abusers commonly form organized groups to facilitate
identity theft. The groups typically consist of Collectors, Converters, and
Passers, who work within a specific geographic area and are responsible for
specific tasks.

Collectors acquire identification documents through theft of personal
information--usually from mail boxes, dumpsters, landfills, and parked cars.

Collectors provide stolen identification documents to Converters, who use the
information to establish fraudulent bank and credit accounts and to obtain
fraudulent checks and monetary instruments.

Passers use the fraudulent accounts and instruments to purchase expensive
consumer items in person or to cash fraudulent checks.
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