How can white collar crime harm people?
It can destroy people’s lives. If you simply throw away your bank statements at the end of the month with out destroying them, you have left your self open to identity theft. The same thing can happen if you give credit card details or bank account information out over the phone or internet. This information in the wrong hands can cause you problems. With just a simple bank and or credit card details your whole credit card history can be made available. You can give someone the opportunity to spend money on your account, take out loans and purchase things. A larger and much more serious case of white collar crime was the case against Enron. Employees lost their life savings through their investment scam. The company was caught and many of those involved put in jail, but not before many people had lost everything they had invested. Who commits white collar crime? Generally, white collar crime is associated with people of high social standing and intelligence. However, white collar crimi
