I’m about to meet a young teenager who’s been deetsing.
And for those of you who don’t know what deetsing is,
it’s going online,
stealing people’s credit card details,
and using it to purchase whatever you want.
Though bank fraud has been around for years,
this is an entirely new trend
that kids seem to be picking up the skills for at school.
We’ve had to film at the VICE office instead of his house
because we don’t want his mum to find out
that he’s basically been a fraudster.
Oh my God!
How many cards are on there? About 100?
So, as soon as one stops working, you add a new one?
How many Deliveroos do you order in a day?
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How do you find websites like this?
Because I would have no idea.
How old were you?
So a lot of the kids that do it, do they just have normal jobs then?
Do you do that?
So what’s this?
It sounds almost like a roulette.
Is there anything that you look out for which makes you think,
“Oh, I’m not going to take from them”?
Tell me some of the most extravagant ways of deetsing
that you’ve experienced.
Do you stay in, like, five-star hotels?
And so when it comes to flights and stuff,
surely you need to enter your name and your passport—
Where’s the most expensive place you’ve eaten?
Have you ever taken a girl on a date and deetsed it?
So, do they just think you’re this really rich man?
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Do you ever keep a card for a long time?
A card that’s working really well, you just keep using it?
People aren't just buying stuff for themselves.
They’re setting up businesses?
Wait, so he deetsed his own fridge business?
Did the people that buy the fridges ever find out or—
Why do you think kids your age are doing it?
So that kind of makes you feel not guilty, would you say?
[Telephone ringing]
Do you know what the prison sentence is saying
for this kind of activity?
Would you say you're not worried?
If you’re young and you’ve got the master key to every house
on the nicest street,
it’s going to be hard to resist going inside.
Same with deetsing.
These kids are learning the methods at school,
and they argue it’s victimless.
If caught, online fraud can cost you a hefty prison sentence or fine,
so think twice before clicking.
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