Then later, in June this year, the Daily Mail reported stolen and fake passports being sold on FaceBook for “as little as £800”.
A phishing email is made to appear as if it comes from a legitimate source, say Gov.co.uk, which leads the reader to a webpage where they enter all their details, so the fraudster can use them to generate fake travel documents. In January this year, the Chronicle Live reported scams based on necessary Brexit passport renewals. Unbelievably, a quick Google for fake passports, shows just how common the problem is: the first two, most commonly selected terms are “fake passport generator” and “fake passport maker”.
