Fraudsters are using AI to churn out fake IDs before selling them to under-18s ... trends now
Fraudsters are using the latest AI technology to churn out masses of high-quality fake IDs in just minutes, a report has warned.
Yoti, which provides facial estimation systems for British supermarkets and pubs to check users are over-18, said the forgeries were so 'sophisticated' they were hard to spot.
The British firm highlighted an underground website called Onlyfake that used the technology behind chatbots to create 'highly convincing' AI-generated IDs for just £12.
With a reported 20,000 being produced every day, an investigation found they were good enough to bypass an online trading platform's strict verification system.
Security experts said supermarkets, pubs, and airports would also need to be on ' red alert' - warning many were 'woefully unprepared to deal with this threat'.
Fraudsters are using the latest AI technology to churn out masses of high-quality fake IDs in just minutes, a report has warned
It has sparked further fears known-scammers could use them to get past strict checks to work in finance again or convicted offenders to work with children.
Yoti uses cutting-edge facial estimation technology to determine someone's age within 18 month using just a picture with near 100 per cent accuracy.
Major British supermarkets - including Tesco, Asda and Morrisons - already have it installed in their self-service checkouts to ensure people buying alcohol are over-18.
In its first annual Identity Fraud Report, Yoti said its security centre had recorded a noticeable rise in counterfeit documents and impersonation attempts over the past year.
They said scammers were increasingly taking advantage of 'this low hanging fruit', which 'for little effort and low cost, someone could create a fake document image in minutes.'
A recent investigation found an underground website called OnlyFake boasting it
