The biggest key to success for any criminal fraud ring is its ability to exploit weaknesses in identity protection. Fraud rings thrive by cultivating personas that can find their way around traditional fraud defenses of businesses and create multiple false identities within the ring that will max out the amount of acquirable credit. They then vanish into the ether. With this level of coordination, opportunities for fraud rings to do their nefarious deeds are high. Still, there are ways for businesses to fight back.