Woman admits identity theft and fraud

Emmanuel ebejer

Jan 7th 2010, 09:47

As John McEnroe once exclaimed..." YOU CAN NOT BE SERIOUS".

R.BORG

Jan 7th 2010, 08:40

No wonder there is a substantial number of persons who have long left Malta and are still eligible to vote and we see them each time there is an election on!
The electoral commission should start a serious investigation on this very serious matter. It is either that who issued this false ID card, did not do his job correctly or more serious than that, there must have been some foul play!

Michael Neville Cassar

Jan 7th 2010, 06:37

The more time passes the more sophisticated criminality gets, there is a number of ways that ID theft can be done, to prevent this we need a new ID cards. A thumb print on the new card can be screened and compared with the ID cards together with signature in banks and airports. Persons with Parkinson’s disease and other form of sickness can confirm their identity at banks as they have difficulty to use their original signature. The country need a new data base due to the free movement and criminality all the population should be finger printed. This will help police in crime and forensics investigations and also acts as prevention.

a.grech

Jan 6th 2010, 19:53

How many other people with false I.D. there are? Its disgusting to hear such things.

Enzo Caruana

Jan 6th 2010, 18:50

This is very serious and warrants an immediate independent investigation about how this person managed to obtain a false ID card. A false ID card does not open the doors wide open for fraud, it would also allow its holder to a false voting document.

Jimmy Magro

Jan 6th 2010, 18:12

heq, and we are number one in IT. what would happen if we ranked 30 or less?

Do not forget that we are 2010 as calendar but sometimes some authorities act as if we are back in 1930

J Oatmon

Jan 6th 2010, 18:04

This again indicates a lack of professionalism in government run organisations - where will it end.

It's not rocket science, to ask for, and confirm, a persons identity from other documents and photographs, before issuing an identity card!

J Brincat

Jan 6th 2010, 18:02

Whilst we are on the subject of IDs could the powers that be enlighten us when we are to expect to have the long expired ID replaced by new ones.

Criss Camilleri

Jan 6th 2010, 17:04

Unless they do look like TWINS, mela tal ID Cards kienu asleep

R Dimech

Jan 6th 2010, 16:49

This is really worrying from a national security point of view! No references requested by the ID office (not to mention the bank) and no cross checking of facial features with the 'old' (lost) ID card. Such a big loophole in the system must be eliminated.

M Mifsud

Jan 6th 2010, 16:12

This is really shocking! Had she continued making repayments, she wouldn't have been caught. Is it so easy to defraud one and all!