For businesses, positively identifying someone online – by name, or physical location – is extremely difficult. Many Internet firms seek to verify the identity of customers by requesting scanned copies of their driver’s licenses, passports, or utility bills. But what if services aimed at creating counterfeit versions of these documents became widespread? How long would businesses continue to rely on this method of identification? Unfortunately, there are several such services. Among the most active is a site called scanlab.name. For roughly $35 USD, you provide the site with the type of document or credential you’re seeking and the identifying information you want to appear on it and scanlab will produce a very authentic-looking digital image that appears to be a scanned copy of said item. For example, let’s say I’m a scammer and I’ve just gained access to someone’s online account and I want to move their funds to my