How to Spot a Fake ID

How to spot a FAKE ID A Look for these security features on ID cards Key: Can be seen with the naked eye Requires touch to detect Tilt card to view feature Requires light source Fine-line or guilloche pattern Ghost image Yermont ENHANCED VT OPERATORS LICENSE NS 10001048 oo 08-10-1980 IDENTIFICAT-2370001 CATION CARD ANDLEA 0/22/2007 OMOR OHNAMAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA SAMPLE. ANDREW a s GETAWAY LANEA ..... CHEYENNE, WY e001-0000 MONTPELIER, Hut 5-10 tve HAZ wgt Restetions ABCDEFGIPO bos 06/06/1972 H BRO es RO A pattern of continuously fine lines constructed by using two or more lines in overlapping banks that repeat a lacy, web-like curve. Half-tone reproduction of the original image that is typically printed in the same area as, and behind, personal data. Laser engraving Laser perforation Light source behind card 30/2016 Texas USA (Ģeorgia DRIVER'S LICENSE IDENTIFICATION CARD 0 000e002s is 97130/2009 Ex 07/30/201 fo 05/15/1932 BE NO 054418556 CLASS C Don 09/21/1924 MA GEORGIA End 12/28/2009 Ses F Eyes BLL B00 w 120 142WINE CELLAR OR RO GRANDE CITY TX 12345 Janion famala Hy 4-05 les Mryen HAZ Information that cannot be mechanically or chemically removed without surface damage to the card. Can be used for photos, characters, bar codes, OCR, etc. Holes made with a laser beam to form images or objects. Image is visible when held up to a light source. It has tactile feel with conical holes that are larger at the entrance than exit. Overlapping data Overlay IOWA Okio DRIVER LICENSE DRIVER MA TEST 900TL54589 D00 15 Sex F 16 Hgi Des in 18 Efes BRO 1 DOT DATA PROCESSING AMES, A SO0E 43223 12011 Variable data, such as digitized signature, seals, or text that can be placed over another field such as a photo image. Both fields must be altered to make a fake. An ultra-thin film or protective coating that may be applied to the surface of a card in place of a security laminate and which may contain optically variable features. Tactile feature Transparent image Texas pENTIFIOATION CARD NEW HAMPSHIRE ID e 00000023 A 07130/2009 Exp 07/3oe dpe 05/15/1982 9999999999 3.008: 09/22/1985 4h Exp: 06/05/2011 arhngeLAR CIR ANDE CITY TK 124 16 Se: F 12-TINA SAMPLE A TREET denue lamale 4-05 Sex MEyes HAZ A feature that is apparent to touch or feel without the use of a special instrument. This could include texture, flexibility, or weight of the document. See-through, window-like feature visible from both sides of a document. Laser embossing Rainbow printing berta 0005-54444 IDENTIFICATION CARD No 0005-54444 SAMPU SA E 06 MAY 2014 MINNESOTA DRIVER'S LICee SAMPLE, Sally 12345 Somewhere Street home sweet home AB TON 2FS GAYLE ELIZABE7HSAMP 123 MAIN STRPET MORTHWIT MINNEABOLIRMN PMSC000 De n ANS ID D DOe 05 MAY 1945 Ey biue wt 57 kg sUED 12-2004 EAPRES 05-22-2007 Cloao Sample STATUS CHECK so00315404350 The unique use of a laser to emboss an image or data to rise only on one side of the card material. Must demonstrate a controlled exacting color shift subtly in a continuous linear fashion. Opacity mark Light source behind card Variable laser image DL DRIVER LICENSE L 990000004 Don: 01-011961 SNIC TO IDENTIFY PERSONS TO THE ALBERTA GOVERNNENT 80 STATEST WETHERSFIELD CTO109-106 Similar to a watermark, it is a plastic that contains a unique translucent mark. Laser- engraved image with tilting effect incorporated in plastic cards: images are engraved at different angles through an array of cylindrical lenses embossed into the surface of the card. Angle of view effects a change. I.D. © 1999-2014 Drivers License Guide Co., 1492 Oddstad Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063 U.S. Toll-Free: 800-227-8827 CHECKING GUIDE www.driverslicenseguide.com SPECIMEN