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UK website selling fake Canadian driversâ licences a risk to USA
... Driverâs licences closely resembling those from a host of provinces including Ontario are available on the [British]site, which specializes in fake documents, said [Canadian]Conservative house leader Bob Runciman. "You couldnât tell the difference between a real driverâs licence and a fake driverâs licence, and thatâs out there," said Runciman, a former solicitor general who said he learned of the site through a police contact. Driverâs licences are easily used to obtain other personal documents, and a criminal could easily use a fake one to create a false identity or enter the United States, Runciman said. "It should be a significant concern, because thatâs a foundation document," he said. "Thatâs what you build an identity on if you want to build a fake identity, and that should be a special concern right now in the wake of Sept. 11 and all the concerns about terrorism." ...Ontario isnât the only province featured on the site, which includes licences from Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Prince Edward Island, all of which sell for a regular price of $149 but are available for $90, the site says. The B.C. licence is currently ranked eighth on a list of the siteâs top 10 sellers. Takhar [Ontarioâs transportation minister] insisted after question period that the numbers on the licences were fake, but a link on the site offers visitors the chance to sell their "collections" of genuine licences and diplomas. "We are actively buying both genuine ID cards and college diplomas," the site reports. "If you would like to cash in by selling your collection to us then please drop us a line with both a description and an image. Please also give us a price that you would like to obtain for your item." Elsewhere on the site, the companyâs products are described as "novelty props." Prospective buyers can even obtain a monthly catalog of offerings by mail simply by entering an address... On the Internet: www.digitalproducts.cwc.net Paging Tom Ridge! Even in Canaduh, the politicians recognize that drivers licenses are a "foundation document." Perhaps you should demand that State Governors cease and desist granting driversâlicenses to illegal aliens. And perhaps you might ask your UK counterpart to seize the records of aforementioned website. Just a thought, Tom. Posted by: rex 2004-06-07 |
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