Final Proposal: Identity theft with the use of technology

My final project case proposal is about identity theft with the use of a credit card encoder. Shahab “David” Yousheei stole identities to open credit cards, used those fraudulent credit cards to buy gift cards, used those gift cards to buy merchandise (including iPads, cellphones, etc.), and sold those merchandises with profit. He also tried to buy counterfeit money. He was arrested for identity theft, credit card fraud, possession of counterfeit money, and more. The Boston State Police and the U.S. Secret service had set up an undercover operation due to the large amount of tens of thousands of dollars involved in this case.

•   The buyer did not par take any responsibility to ask seller for selling license. Is it all of the attacker’s fault that people are not protecting their identity?
• Do the credit card companies have any blame for distributing credit cards to stolen identities? 
• Should credit card encoders be available to sell to the public? Big companies like Amazon, Ebay, and Google sell them, does the availability give easier access and cheap prices promote the product?
• Who is to blame for the counterfeit money? Who’s selling or who’s buying it? Or, both?