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Stanley Gershbein, Bay News 11/3/03, in one of my favorite columns (and I don't think he made it up; it's not April 1st) but who writes like Collin Quinn reports the news in SNL, writes that one of the biggest businesses in the world has no offices and pays no taxes. It has no warehouses, no inventory, and no payroll for employees such as secretaries, accountants, assembly line staff, or foremen. There are no miners, manufacturers, or receptionists. Yet, this business did over fifty-three Billion, that's Billion with a capitol B, dollars last year and, according to the experts, is expected to grow by at least ten percent this year. That business is; are you ready? … Drum roll please … STOLEN CREDIT CARDS ... so tell me, is your card in a safe place?
The World's Biggest Business