Blog Operators Selling Fake New Mexico Driver’s Licenses
VerifTools facilitated fake IDs used in scams and fraud, generating an estimated $6.4 million in illegal proceeds, with authorities now investigating seized data for potential arrests.
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Blog operators selling fake New Mexico driver’s licenses
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The federal government has seized two internet domains and a blog being used to sell fraudulent identity documents including bogus New Mexico driver’s licenses. The FBI in 2022 began investigating a company called Verif.tools allegedly involved in a conspiracy to steal cryptocurrency accounts. The Netherlands-based company allegedly offered to manufacture fake passports, driver’s licenses and other forms of ID fo…
FBI and Dutch police dismantle global fake ID marketplace VerifTools
In a coordinated international crackdown, the FBI and Dutch police have dismantled one of the world’s largest fake ID marketplaces, known as VerifTools, which openly sold counterfeit identity documents for as little as $9. The seizure of the criminal marketplace marks a significant step in the ongoing battle against identity theft, cyber fraud, and the illicit online trade of personal data. According to law enforcement authorities, VerifTools wa…
VerifTools, one of the largest online pirate sites for fake documents, has just been dismantled by the FBI and Dutch police. For a few euros in cryptocurrency, the platform allowed users to generate fake passports, ID cards, and licenses.
Feds Seize $6.4M VerifTools Fake-ID Marketplace, but Operators Relaunch on New Domain
Authorities from the Netherlands and the United States have announced the dismantling of an illicit marketplace called VerifTools that peddled fraudulent identity documents to cybercriminals across the world. To that end, two marketplace domains (verif[.]tools and veriftools[.]net) and one blog have been taken down, redirecting site visitors to a splash page stating the action was undertaken by
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