Identifying Fake Military ID

An important factor for a scammer to convince their victim of their false identity is showing them a piece of official looking ID. Since many scams involve claiming to be with the American army (or other branch of the military) fake military ID is usually shared with the victim. 

Fake military ID used by Words with Friends scammer Daniel Deneese (deneesedaniel) to establish credibility with his victim. 

I looked at the false ID my friend was sent and decided it was false for a number of graphical reasons. I shared the same image with a friend who was associated with the military and got a completely different set of reasons why it was fake.

Official reasons (provided by a subject matter expert):

* This is not a military ID.  

* You cannot have any type of background in the photo.

* No facial hair permitted for white males

* It’s a crime to make a copy of military ID.


Less official reasons:

* This looks like a photoshop template that scammers can easily modify to reflect different faces, names and identities. 

* The type looks like it’s been added using MS Paint - the green type for instance does not look like printed text.

* There’s no light reflection or glare anywhere on the surface of the ID. Try to achieve that when photographing a piece of plastic ID. I usually get shadow from my phone or glare from a nearby light somewhere on the surface.

* The ID is squared to the frame, which is possible but unnatural. 

* The wood grain of the “table” behind the ID looks fake, like an MS Word pattern.

* The person in the photo has a bit of a halo, which makes it looks like they were superimposed on the flag image.

BTW - I watermarked the image I am sharing simply to prevent another scammer from taking this and reusing it for the same purpose. 


Scammer Details:

​Name or Alias: Daniel Deneese

Gmail and Google Hangouts ID: deneesedaniel@gmail.com

Phone and WhatsApp ID: 612-470-7330

Words With Friends Profile: deneesedaniel 


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