Posted by Bob_Chicago on 8/2/11 12:44pm
Msg #392305

Fake IDs. There was an article in today's Chicago Tribune

aboaut Chinese websites that offer very authentic looking state IDs.
Obliously they are being bought by teens trying to buy alcohol .
Speaking personally, I NEVER, consumed alcohol before I was 21 . ( Looking for sarcasim symbol)

Reply by Bob_Chicago on 8/2/11 12:48pm
Msg #392306

Re: Fake IDs. OOPS, Sorry

The website was published in the Tribune, so no guilt in posting it here.

theidshop.com

Imagine that they are not buying these to sign fraudulent dox before a NP, but the appearance of the IDs is VERY authentic looking.
Somehing for a NP to keep in mind.

Reply by CJ on 8/2/11 12:54pm
Msg #392309

What a racket!!

I just looked at their website, and they are making IDs for every state, passports, company security cards, child ID tags and basically whatever you need to do your unlawful business. VERY upsetting. This is not just for underage drinking.

Reply by NMSBTB/TN on 8/2/11 1:40pm
Msg #392324

Bob, Thanks for the tip on the Fake ID

web site. Incredible. Can't imagine it doesn't get shut down asap!

Reply by MikeC/NY on 8/2/11 4:16pm
Msg #392359

Re: Bob, Thanks for the tip on the Fake ID

It's in China - who's going to shut it down?

Reply by C. Rivera Chicago Notary Services on 8/2/11 12:56pm
Msg #392310

was just thinking about buying the 2011 ID book from NotRot

hmmm...NOW I me thinks will def buy...

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Reply by Linda_H/FL on 8/2/11 1:09pm
Msg #392316

Report to fraud unit - IC3 or something like that? n/m

Reply by CJ on 8/2/11 1:10pm
Msg #392317

Black light detection

I had a black light keychain that I was using to check ID (until it broke). The old California DL has the California Flag in it, and the new California ID has the person's portrait in it. These can be detected with a black light, the way the airlines check.

Reply by FlaNotary2 on 8/2/11 1:33pm
Msg #392322

>>Speaking personally, I NEVER, consumed alcohol before I was 21 <<<

Same here

Is there such a thing as a person who didn't consume alcohol before turning 21?

Reply by jba/fl on 8/2/11 1:42pm
Msg #392326

"Is there such a thing as a person who didn't consume alcohol before turning 21?"

Those that lie.

Reply by FlaNotary2 on 8/2/11 1:35pm
Msg #392323

They don't make IDs for Florida - hallelujah n/m

Reply by jba/fl on 8/2/11 1:44pm
Msg #392327

Re: They don't make IDs for Florida - hallelujah

You mean this site? Because FL does.

I couldn't get far in their menu - they didn't have security certificates Kaspersky wanted or something.....well, it is nice to know that the FL people won't be presenting them to me.

Reply by JanetK_CA on 8/2/11 2:05pm
Msg #392330

Looks like none for CA, either. 1/2 step ahead - for now... n/m

Reply by MikeC/NY on 8/2/11 4:15pm
Msg #392358

That story was also carried in the NY Times the other day, I think. What's scarey about this is that even the "experts" - cops and bouncers, who deal with these IDs a lot more frequently than we ever would - are having a hard time telling these fakes from the real thing.

About a month ago, some group here on LI started distributing scanners to any bar or restaurant that wanted one (apparently, the fakes aren't quite good enough to get by the new scanners). The purchase of the scanners was underwritten by one of the large adult beverage companies - can't remember which one.

Reply by Claudine Osborne on 8/2/11 8:41pm
Msg #392386

Re: I confess

I will confess..I started drinking alchol at about 15! My dad would have 1 beer or a glass of wine at dinner and I could join him..And I did and liked it..Still do wine is my choice and Im having some now! In NY at the time I grew up we could by alchol at 18. I have older brothers who would buy it for us too!

No lying! lol

Reply by jba/fl on 8/2/11 9:28pm
Msg #392403

Re: I confess

I moved to Germany when I was 15. If you could hold a bottle or glass, you could drink. I did. I really learned too how to get drunk, how to be very sick, how to learn when to quit. That last was a hard lesson - LOL

Reply by JanetK_CA on 8/2/11 11:14pm
Msg #392417

Re: I confess

I spent my 21st birthday in Madrid at a place we would call a bar (they called it a disco because there was music and dancing), drinking orange sodas with my Spanish boy friend and some other friends. I was trying to explain to them why, if I was back home in the USA, that I would probably have been going out to get drunk. I just got a bunch of blank stares. There was no drinking age there, either, so it was no big deal. They thought we were nuts.