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A fake passport is a counterfeit of a passport (or other travel document) issued by a nation or authorised agency. Such counterfeits are copies of genuine passports, or illicitly modified genuine passports made by unauthorized persons, sometimes called cobblers. [1]
A forger may steal a passport and then erase certain information and replace it with false information. Or, a passport forger might be able to obtain a passport with a pre-printed number but no biographical information from a corrupt government official at a U.S. embassy.
Passport scams are a type of scam that targets travelers. When someone tries to get your personal information or money by pretending to be a government official or travel agent, they are scamming you.
People who attempt to obtain a U.S. passport illegally, or use stolen and altered passports, often seek to change their identities and conceal their illegal activities and movements. The U.S. visa is an equally valuable document.
Passport data sells in three formats on the darkweb, digital scans, templates for creating a finished passport and actual physical passports.
How do you spot a fake passport? Check for irregularities in the passport number, typeface, lamination, and personal details. Each country’s passport contains specific security features.
For a basic, first offense of passport fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1542, such as lying on a passport application, you can be fined $250,000 and sentenced to up to ten years in prison. If the fraud involves trafficking in narcotics, the penalty increases to up to 20 years in prison.