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Dutch Website for Creating Fake Ids Taken Offline

Summary by Algemeen Dagblad
A website used to create fake IDs was taken offline by police on Wednesday. Two physical servers and 21 virtual servers belonging to VerifTools were secured at a data center near Amsterdam. Police announced this Thursday morning.

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The Rotterdam police, along with the FBI, have dismantled a platform that allowed for the large-scale generation of ID images. According to the police, VerifTools users were located all over the world. They could upload a passport photo and enter false personal information, and then generate an image of a fake ID. This allowed for large-scale fraud, according to a police spokesperson. Many agencies use Know Your Customer (KYC) verification. "Tha…

·Netherlands
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A website used to create fake IDs was taken offline by police on Wednesday. Two physical servers and 21 virtual servers belonging to VerifTools were secured at a data center near Amsterdam. Police announced this Thursday morning.

·Amersfoort, Netherlands
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A website used to create fake IDs was taken offline by police on Wednesday. Two physical servers and 21 virtual servers belonging to VerifTools were secured at a data center near Amsterdam. Police announced this Thursday morning.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands
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rd.nl broke the news in Apeldoorn, Netherlands on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
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