EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The federal government has seized two internet domains and a blog being used to sell fraudulent identity documents including bogus New Mexico driver’s licenses.
The FBI in 2022 began investigating a company called Verif.tools allegedly involved in a conspiracy to steal cryptocurrency accounts.
The Netherlands-based company allegedly offered to manufacture fake passports, driver’s licenses and other forms of ID for as little as $8.99. The FBI used the Verif.tools marketplace to generate and purchase counterfeit New Mexico driver’s licenses, which were paid for with cryptocurrency. The FBI said it has identified the equivalent of approximately $6.4 million of illicit proceeds linked to Verif.tools.
On August 27, the Rotterdam Police Cybercrime Team raided