On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 09:03:00PM +0200, Adam Borowski wrote: >On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 11:08:01PM +0530, Pirate Praveen wrote: >> I think the point about fake idenity documents is, it being a criminal >> activity and make one liable for prosecution. So it is not just about >> immediate cost of getting a fake id, but the is high risk if you are caught. >> Not all frauds get caught, but some do get caught and it probably serves as >> a deterrant or it sufficiently sets the bar very high (I think 3 letter >> agencies can still take the risk). > >I don't think someone could possibly be prosecuted for using a fake passport >to obtain a gpg signature. Especially with the link between meeting a DD >many months earlier and that criminal betrayal being so tenuous.
It's clearly fraudulent under at least UK law. I'm sure it would also be elsewhere. You might struggle to get police to pick up the *case*, but... -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com < liw> everything I know about UK hotels I learned from "Fawlty Towers"
