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In an investigation that led from online forums to a passport-forging facility in Bulgaria, law enforcement officials arrested in the last 48 hours suspects from eight states and six foreign countries on charges of identity theft, computer fraud, credit card fraud and conspiracy.
Frank Abagnale, a one-time fraudster who now works with law-enforcement agencies, said national ID card schemes make it "100 times easier" to steal personal information.
Criminals have stolen the identities of 1,500 staff in the UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and used them to make fraudulent tax claims on a government Web site.
The federal government confirmed work was underway on a proposal to deploy smartcards to millions of Australians under a project to slash administrative costs and crack down on identity theft.
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