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Targeting what they view as an industry weakness, criminals across the U.S. are using fake or stolen identities to open, then sell, bank accounts to check counterfeiters, peer-to-peer payment scammers and other fraudsters, sources told ACAMS moneylaundering.com. Users of 60 online black markets now monitored by the Evidence Based Cybersecurity Research Group at Georgia State University in Atlanta increasingly offer disposable dummy or "drop" accounts, complete with debit cards, that fetch anywhere from $200 to $600. One enterprising vendor offered 215 established bank accounts for sale between July and December 2022. "They can use these accounts to cash stolen checks,...