AI fraud kingpin behind OnlyFake tells all: fake IDs, the FBI, and North Korea
Bedrovelsen · x · 2026-11-06
404 Media interviews Yuriy Nazarenko, creator of OnlyFake, a site that churned out realistic AI fake IDs. He once spent up to a week pixel-editing passport scans (MRZ codes, portraits, per-document quirks) that could unlock bank accounts and bypass crypto exchange KYC. After the FBI caught him, he's now out and telling his story — including that North Koreans came knocking.
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