Former OnlyFake operator describes his AI fake ID business, drug use and detention
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Yuriy Nazarenko ran OnlyFake, a website that let anyone quickly create realistic pictures of fake passports and driving licences for a small fee. He says criminals, including North Korean fake IT workers, used it to open accounts and pass identity checks. He has now told his story after serving a prison sentence in the US and spending months in immigration detention.
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