Identity document forgery is basically the act by which public or private organizations issuing identification documents forge the legal documents that identify an individual. In general, legal documents that have been affected by this type of forgery include driver's license, social security card, birth certificate and marriage certificate. These types of legal documents are issued to people in the expectation that they would serve as proof of a person's identity when many times in fact, these are just empty documents containing no legal value. Forger usually uses a metal tool to make a few small but crucial alterations to the original documents.
Under federal law, there is an act called the National Identification Card Act that prohibits the intentional misplacement or misidentification of a federal identification card. Amongst the many ways that the forgers may commit this crime is through the creation of a counterfeit driver's license, or using false identification documents to obtain liquor or alcohol, to use another person's identification to work at a bank or to apply for services at a bar. The penalties applied to forgery of identification documents range from heavy fines to prison time.
Under state law, the penalties also include incarceration. Some states however, do not enforce the federal laws against forgery and have their own legal age for drinking and working. In some instances, employers hiring illegal aliens to work at their restaurants find it easier to hire an employee with the correct legal age instead of requiring them to show proof of legal age. Another way that fake ids are used includes the creation of fake identification cards to serve as security for transactions inside a casino. In these instances, the casino employee would swipe his or her card at the point of sale and be issued a limited validity ID card that would allow access to the casino's restricted areas.
Another way that forgers create Fake ids to pose as legal adult age is through the production of exact replicas of identification badges often referred to as "bar" or "alcohol" identification cards. These bogus IDs are used by college students hoping to obtain free alcohol on spring break or by anyone else who believes that he or she is eighteen years old or older. It is important to remember that a "bar" or "alcohol" identification card does not exist and is never used by any of these groups except as a clever fake ID. If you have any doubts as to whether you are drinking underage, call your local law enforcement office immediately and have them check your drinking privileges.
Another way that a forger could create a fake ID is if he or she has inside knowledge of the general nature of the beverage being sold. For instance, someone selling liquor in an off premise establishment would have inside knowledge about age limits and the number of glasses of liquor that will be available for purchase. That person would be willing to sell you a fake id even if he or she knows that you are not over age to purchase it. The forger's goal in selling you a fake identification card is to get the maximum amount of money from you. Even if they do not actually plan on using the false identification they still make a profit because they made you think that they did.
Now that you understand how easy it is to create fake ids that cannot be detected, you need to know how to avoid getting caught in the first place. This is not necessarily a difficult task but it does require some effort and attention to detail. When you are at a store to purchase something you should always check the employee tags and holographic security features of the products that you are considering. Also, when you purchase things over the internet make sure that the website information matches what is on the item. In the past getting caught with fake id's was as simple as looking at a piece of paper, today this is not an option.
Friday, November 12, 2021