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U.S. and Dutch Authorities Shut Down Counterfeit Document Site
8/30/2025
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- U.S. Attorney's office and Dutch police seized two domains and a blog associated with VerifTools, a counterfeit document marketplace.
- VerifTools offered fake driver's licenses and passports starting at $9, enabling fraud and identity theft.
- The FBI's investigation, initiated in August 2022, revealed $6.4 million in illegal profits.
- Dutch authorities confiscated servers in Amsterdam to continue the investigation.
