Fake IDs so good, they even fool the pros

Posted: 10:10 PM
Last Updated: 5 hours and 53 minutes ago
• By: Joe Ducey
• By: Maria Tomasch

PHOENIX - When you think of fake IDs, you probably think of underage drinkers trying to get into a bar.

Last year alone, the Tempe Police Department picked up more than 2,000 fake IDs along Mill Avenue where there are many college bars.

But, the ABC15 Investigators found the world of fake IDs goes well beyond the Tempe bar scene.

And they are easy to get, but not in places you would think like on the street or around college campus.

We found them on a website from China.

They have IDs and driver’s licenses from Arizona and 17 other states.

All you have to do is fill in the information, pick a birth date and upload your pictures.

For this story, we bought two IDs. Then we wired $200 for each one to a Western Union in China.

Within a few days, our fake IDs arrived.

The licenses were packaged and hidden under a fancy Chinese book mark. The company had to declare what was in the package in order to get them through customs.

Underage Drinking

We took our IDs to Mill Avenue to ask bouncers and bartenders to see if they could spot which one is fake.

We handed three licenses to a bartender from Chronic Cantina. Two were fake and one was real. The bartender couldn’t tell which ones were the fakes.

The first ID we purchased was for our 19 year old intern, Marissa. Her fake ID said she was 22.

Almost everyone we showed the IDs agreed, they looked real.

“Especially in a state like Arizona with border issues and other security concerns, it is extremely troubling,â€