Founder of AI Fake ID Platform OnlyFake Deported After Pleading Guilty
Nazarenko, founder of the AI fake ID platform OnlyFake, was deported after pleading guilty. Reports revealed his shift from manual document forgery to an automated platform, with OnlyFake generating counterfeit IDs for as low as $15, including driver's licenses from all 50 U.S. states, U.S. passports, and documents from about 56 other countries. North Korean fake IT workers had used the platform, and UN experts had previously written to express concern. Nazarenko was arrested in the U.S. and…
Founder of AI Fake ID Platform OnlyFake Pleads Guilty and Is Deported
According to media reports detailing his journey from handcrafting forged documents to building an automated fake ID platform, Nazarenko reportedly began by manually forging passports in Photoshop, pixel by pixel—a process that took about a week per document. He later created a website to automatically fill in customer data and, after generative AI became widespread, integrated it into his service, launching OnlyFake.
OnlyFake generated fake IDs for as little as $15, offering driver's licenses from all 50 U.S. states, U.S. passports, and documents for about 56 other countries. The platform was reportedly used by fake North Korean IT workers, and UN experts had also written to express their concerns.
Nazarenko was arrested in the United States and pleaded guilty to charges that carry a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. The judge sentenced him to credit for the time he had already served (about one year) and ordered his deportation. However, he was subsequently detained by ICE for several months and was permanently barred from re-entering the United States.
Source: 404 Media https://www.404media.co/an-ai-fraud-kingpins-confessions/