
He said the packaging alone was suspicious. "There's probably going to be a number of federal and state agencies that will be very interested in this," said postal inspector Jeff Fitch.

So how are the counterfeiters getting away with it? The ABC's Chris Albrecht told us: "With blind shipments and that kind of thing, it becomes very difficult to investigate thoroughly."īut it's just the kind of case the U.S. They felt real, seemed well made, complete with holograms and a magnetic strip. Inside, hidden underneath the fake bottom of a silverware set: 2 Arizona drivers licenses. Which he did, sending $200-cash from a Western Union outlet. "It was almost too simple, it was really easy," said Patrick.Ī day later came directions to wire money to a Demai Xu in the city of Fuzhou, China. Following directions on the site he stood for a photograph, took a snapshot of his own signature, and uploaded the photos to an order form. Patrick, a CBS 5 production assistant, went to the site to order one of the fake IDs. Police said the Berkeley IDs were purchased through a website which advertised realistic-looking drivers licenses from a dozen different states, though none from California.
