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In the last decade the national and international communications have
been enhanced and accelerated throughout the cyberspaces platform.
Internet services for governmental institutions, NGOs, banks, emails,
work and home communication, travelling and social media and stores
are daily visited by people worldwide. The use of internet its such a
typical activity that few times we question ourself about it. Nevertheless,
the cyberspace is the open door for several growing international
crimes. Every three seconds someones identity is stolen. Not only
adults are victims of identity frauds but also underage citizens. Adult
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identities are been stolen mostly to be used in financial crimes, on the
other hand minors identities are mostly falsify or used for human
trafficking. Moreover both types of identities allow the emission of
important legal documents: residence permission, visas, passports and
IDs. Identity theft costs the US and the UK combined 8.88$ billion, paid
from annual taxes. Furthermore, it costs private and public enterprises
40$ billion on refunds. The education about identity frauds is vague in
many countries and the number of victims is increasing. Due to the fact,
that the black market of identities does not seem to be decreasing and
the fraudulent acts are costing millions of dollars to the national
governments, the UN has decided to call upon international
cooperation to find the most effective solution to this series of crimes.
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Background of the conflict:
Seen as the main reason for identity theft to exist and remain is
Cybercrime, a fraudulent situation that has now surpassed illegal drug
trafficking as a criminal moneymaker. Therefore, it is consider the
principal issue to be addressed while talking about identity related
crimes. The cyberspace is used as the vehicle to steel basic personal
information and economical and social profiles, in order to commit
fraudulent actions. The creations of fake websites and spam mails are
some of the most usual procedures for identity thiefs. Furthermore,
something as simple as making private details too public on social
media websites, allows organised crime to have enough material to
falsify an identity. But not only, online information can be stolen; without
a sophisticated security system, your unprotected PC can become
infected within four minutes of connecting to the Internet. There is no
exact time for cybercrime to have started. However compered to the
actual numbers of victims, identity related crimes were minimal in past.
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Statements of the problem:
- Creation of fake I.Ds: Fake IDs are identity related crimes that affect
not only adults but underage people. The making of false physical
I.Ds give the opportunity to access other legal documents, previously
mentioned. Therefore, many minors are victims of it, considering that
they are subject of human trafficking and that others underage
people are been stolen and given a new identity in behalf. The
creation of fake I.Ds is an interesting ramification of identity related
crimes. It does not wholly belong to organized crimes, but it is
committed by citizens, mainly minors. And the users of them are also
minors. 7.7% of incoming freshmen admit owning a fake I.D, fake I.Ds
are heavily used by young adults to consume alcohol, buy legal
drugs and get into bars. The prices for a fake I.D come from 50$ to
5000$, prices vary depending on the sophisticated security
measures like printed holograms and black light markings. The most
worrying aspect is that perpetrators are students themselves. Even
when this identity crime goes unnoticed by many, identity frauds can
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be penalise by fines from 5000$ to 25000$ or with months to 4 years
in jail.
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- Black market of passports and visas: One of the biggest issues with
the existent of a illegal market for passports and visas is that
anybody can accesses to one, from terrorists to common citizens.
Not many countries needs visas to access them and even country
who does have exemptions from passenger that do not need a visa.
Which means, that the bought of a passport is more than enough to
arrived at a new country without problem. Furthermore, passport are
edited to prevent airport policemen to identifying them. The destiny
for monetary gain from selling this passports is also unidentified,
something that concerns some country for which it could also
involved terrorist participation. Visas are also sold, in a black market,
creating a strong immigration impact. The clearest example is the
constant sale from visas to enter the United States that can cost up to
$10,000. Identity fraud provides criminals, through the market of
identities, with $16 million cash flow every day.
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maintain good relationships between the state and the companies
affected. Meaning that the government does not only pay emending
the mistakes but also the indemnifications for the production and
bank sectors.
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Relevant actions and Possible Solutions: In order to minimize identity
related crimes to its minimum and trying to reach the total abolishment
of the situation, the next actions or solutions have been recommended
by the United Nations, several governmental organisations and analysis
institutions worldwide:
1. The need for cooperation and potential partnerships between public
and private sectors, at an international level.
2. Creating a consultative platform on identity-related crime with the
aim to bring together senior public sector representatives, business
leaders, international and regional organizations and other
stakeholders to pool experience, develop strategies, facilitate
further research and agree on practical action against identityrelated crime.
3. The implementation of additional security measures such as PIN
(Personal Identification Number) or biometric information.
4. Enriching technical measures concerning the management of
identity-related information as well as strategies aiming to minimise the
extent of identity-related information that are needed within e-commerce
transactions.
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5. Improving the investigation regarding cybercrime and the back
market of identities as well as the creating of fake IDs and legal
documents.
6. Education about identity theft and tips to protect your personal
information.
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Dear delegates, we are presenting you some of the solutions and
actions that have been taken or proposed by the United Nations and
other organisations. We believed they might be up for discussion and
improvement. However, we expect you to come to the debate with
more and new, original, interesting and according ideas for
international or national solutions to identity related crimes and its
ramifications. Good luck with your research! Check the link below for
help.
http://www.unodc.org/documents/treaties/UNCAC/Publications/
Handbook_on_ID_Crime/10-57802_ebooke.pdf
http://www.irs.gov
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/organized-crime/index.html
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0014-identity-theft
http://www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2285962/lan-wan/the-blackmarket-for-identity-theft.html
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/organized-crime/emergingcrimes.html#Identity_related_crime
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