In the first six months of 2020, Customs and Borden Protection officers seized nearly 20,000 counterfeit U.S. driver’s licenses at Chicago’s O’Hare airport alone, according to a report. The 19,888 licenses and other fake documents were included in 1,513 overseas shipments, mostly from China and Hong Kong, CBP said, according to FOX 5 in New York City. "What is most disconcerting ... is the ease in which so many young people freely share their personal information with counterfeiters abroad." — Timothy Lemaux, CBP port director for Dallas-Fort WorthDallas has seen an influx in counterfeit document seizures, around 2,000 since 2019. Dallas-area CBP officers have partnered with local universities to educate students about the dangers of giving their personal information online to get a fake license, CBP said.

Source: Fox News August 09, 2020 06:09 UTC