Can a fake ID be detected by scanners

Many ID vendors advertise their fakes as “scannable” but they may not be. It is fair to ask if a fake ID can be caught by an ID scanner.

To understand the difference between how ID scanners identify and forgeries circumvent, you must understand how different ID scanners work and the types of tools that criminals use to do so.

One of the most popular tests, that is with consumers verifying their ID by having it scanned, results from the barcode or magnetic strip on the ID.

What are barcodes and how do they work

ID scanners verify an ID by reading the information on a barcode or magnetic strip and (checking to see if the data is returned in the correct format).

These features are mainly meant for ID scanning, but aren’t considered a good security feature.

Creating barcodes and magnetic strips with encoded identity information is fairly simple, with the required technologies readily available on the internet.

Although it’s possible to detect fake IDs with simple ID scanners, forgers don’t often put faulty barcodes or magnetic strips on them, so real IDs will all return as valid when scanned. The most popular online platforms are the places where counterfeit IDs from all over the world can be sold on.

The majority of ID scanners currently rely on these tests alone, most fake IDs in circulation are passed by a scanner as the real deal.

For effective detection of fake government ids, you need technology to analyze the face of the ID and identify slight differences in the more complex security features built into government-issued IDs.

By using both a comparison engine and a pixel-level processing algorithm, an ID scanner can compare fake IDs to real IDs and detect false IDs. Many other systems fall short in this comparison.

Pattern matching and some other content-matching concepts

What are the consequences of someone “faking” their ID

Because of proprietary fonts and intricate designs, official identity documents are virtually impossible to duplicate.

The complex nature of the typefaces, microtext and continuous inkblots used in an ID require a secure process to reproduce. These are not readily available to illegitimate print shops.

For more advanced fake IDs, that pass through most human controls, only a handful of pixels are used to create the mark.

Because of Patronscan’s proprietary pattern-matching technology, we can analyze 4,500 unique IDs to find the true identity of a cardholder. Pattern-matching is the most common way fake ID’s are caught by our ID scanners.

With new innovative and inexpensive technology, fake ID’s are no longer a rarity and have gotten easier to acquire. With counterfeit identity documents on the rise, businesses worldwide are losing money each year due to identity fraud.

New technologies such as overlays and holograms help ID scanners conduct a third test on a person’s identity, determining how an ID presenting from different angles under different light sources.

Understanding the technology behind holograms 

Holograms and fluorescence overlays are used as an added layer of security that can be tested with white light or placed under UV light.

As these security features are easy to check for, the modern counterfeiter will imitate these as closely as possible. Forgers either try to mimic these security features or use authentic versions from real IDs to trick these tests.

These days, an ID scan can tell you if the ID is authentic or fake. Patronscan uses custom lighting and hardware sensors to inspect identity in order to improve the accuracy of the scanner.

With sophisticated holograms and florescent overlays replicated by more fake IDs, relying purely on these tests can provide a false sense of security.

One size doesn’t fit all

Although fake IDs will still pass through ID scanners with an intermittent good signal, a strong signal could break down Fake IDs before the last security measure is set to block it. The scanning engine is the software that processes the information collected by a scan and validates an ID.

Having a reliable scanning engine takes time to build and is constantly updated. With human-level accuracy and an update schedule, the system creates algorithms that will successfully authenticate IDs in state-of-the-art counterfeit detection products.

How to use a fake ID online safely

To detect forgeries with ID scanners, you need the right set to ingredient. Comparing a scanner’s examination of the simplest details on an ID card can help secure the product from any potential forgeries.

Machine learning and deep neural networks are the most important components of verification because they can read and interpret patterns. Even some ID scanners use outdated hardware that is not as good as what an AI would be able to do, which can lead to reliability issues, false positives, and unreadable IDs.

Do you know what a fake ID scan looks like?

With Patronscan’s proprietary scanning technology, it is unlikely that the ID scanner was stolen.

Problems with fake IDs can be tough to detect, but PatronScan handles them with a time efficient AI that has you covered. Book a demo today or just visit their website and see why they are the trusted solution when it comes to verification.

Man jailed for opening bank accounts with fake IDs

A Romanian man has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for money laundering. He was caught opening accounts for criminal organizations by using fake documentation.

Radu Agapie of Artane in Dublin pleaded guilty to two counts of money laundering, two counts of fraud, and one count of able to prove an offence arising out of the sale or supply to or procuration by him or any person under his control

Agapie has been convicted in Finland 10 times for falsifying documents, forging money and laundering the proceeds of crime.

Judge Susan Greally noted Agapie had spent a short time in prison for his previous convictions in Finland a year before his offences in Ireland and then came to Ireland and engaged in “very serious and sophisticated acts of fraud.”

The court had to have regard to the fact he was playing a very vital role in a larger criminal organisation.

The judge considered that he had a cocaine addiction and was an immigrant, and that time in prison could be difficult and isolating. He noted that he was making the most of his time in custody.

Judge Greally imposed a six year sentence and suspended the final 18 month on conditions that Agapie leaves the country upon his release and not return for a period of ten years.

Garda John Carmody told the prosecutor, Grainne O’Neill BL, that the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau had been working with Interpol and other agencies in an international-wide intelligence led investigation into criminal organizations involved in money laundering and fraud.

Garda identified a number of companies which had bank accounts set up on their behalf they believed were being used for money laundering. Agapie was identified as a person of interest.

A number of addresses were uncovered where members of the organisation had bank accounts. One of the addresses found was a place of residence for members used in their banking.

A search was conducted at the Timber Mills apartment, and police recovered fake documentation and identity cards from a bedroom where they found Agapie asleep.

The Gardaí found a printer, a scanner, guillotine, and other tools used in the process of counterfeiting. They also found five fictitious identity cards with Agapie’s photograph on each one.

Agapie was not the lease holder and did not falsify the leasing.

During court proceedings, the bank statements and withdrawals from three accounts were scrutinized. Together, these transactions totaled €79,564 and €65,660. The fraudulent accounts opened face-to-face required a high level of evidence and documentation.

Police Chief Carmody agreed with Keith Spencer BL, defending, that Agapie had been calm and pleasant to deal with and had been in the custody of the police since he was apprehended on that date.

Mr Spencer argued that his client’s role was to enable and facilitate, not one of direct gain. Agapie should be shown leniency as much as possible.

He grew up in Romania, where his parents became small farmers. For example, he has worked in various locations around Europe, including in a slaughterhouse in Germany and a factory in Scotland.

Attorney Archy Agapie said that his client was “simply involved in this type of conduct” and that during the time he was committing crime, he had been addicted to cocaine. Mr. Agapie described his client as someone who wants to put a stop to offenses from deep in the past and who has used his time in custody productively.

Mr Spencer said the client did not benefit from any money deposited in these accounts, but was responsible for laundering the money. The alleged offences were committed recklessly.

He asked for the sentence to be part suspended on condition Agapie leaves the country.

Teenagers faking IDs to get into pubs

Teenagers faking IDs to get into pubs

Teenagers faking IDs to get into pubs

teenagers are using computers and the internet to generate high-quality fake ID, and even doctoring driving licenses and passports to get into pubs, a court heard on Tuesday.

In some cases, fake IDs were so good that they were almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Some nightclubs and pubs are now advised to use UV lights to detect if ID documents have been tampered with.

As teenagers become more inventive, it becomes harder to detect forged IDs. “The teens are becoming more clever and even changing the dates on passports,” Sgt. Malone said in a Circuit Court in Portlaoise.

They pretended to be a different age so that no one would realize they were, in fact, 10 years old. But this was also an easy way for the Iranian authorities to spot them and put them on trial for terrorism.

The sergeant was giving evidence in an appeal against a closure order imposed by the district court for 17-year-olds. Sgt Malone said that one of the youth’s was drinking, and had an exemption to the liquor ban.

The court heard that the teens had gotten into the premises by handing in fake ID cards to security at the door.

On December 20, Judge Kennedy issued a court order requiring the hotel to close for four days and fine the hotel $500. A man named Murphy was appealing this decision on behalf of his employer but Judge Kennedy reduced the length of closure to half-an-hour so that the pub of the hotel could not open and no drink could be dispensed on December 20 until noon.

Police warn of use of fake IDs

According to Strabane police, there have been several instances where people have entered licensed establishments using bogus identification.

The use of a fake ID is fraud, they warn.

To fight the use of fraudulent IDs in the area, police say they are continuing to liaise with door staff and conduct inspections at licensed establishments in Derry City and Strabane.

They are admonishing that using a fake ID is fraud and that they have the authority to bring charges against anyone doing so.

Parents are urged to have a conversation with their underage children about this matter, the dangers of underage drinking, and the repercussions of using fraudulent identification to enter places that are licensed to serve alcohol.