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People who are not who they say they are, are a major source of fraud in the real estate closing arena. Think of a husband trying to sell a house without his wife knowing about it, so he has a female friend pose as his wife and she uses a fake drivers licence to identify herself. And while the closing agent will make a copy of the buyers and seller ID's and put it in the file, most are not trained to spot fake ID's.

So I have found a couple of cool technologies to aid in spotting fake ID's :

• WeScanIds
  
  This is a company out of Texas has a scanner software solution that work with IDs from all 50 states. Here’s how it works: feed the ID into the scanner, 4 seconds later it spits it back out and informs you whether or not the ID has been tampered with. It does this my examining the barcode and/or the magnetic strip on the back of the ID and comparing it to the name and information on the front, and also by examining any holograms or special graphics on the ID and determining if they are legit. The cost is $1800 +/- and will be paired with a yet to be determined maintenance fee, which will keep the ID database up to date.
  
  
• Fraud Fighter
  
  
  Fraud-Fighter has two products to help identify fake ID's. One is a simple UV light which help to expose to fake ID's by revealing (or not revealing) symbols or seals that can only be see under UV light. (see left). Another option is their handheld magnetic strip reader with an optional barcode reader. This is a compact unit which displays the ID holders age as well as their information from the ID. It does not compare bar code or magnetic strip information to the information on the front of the ID or check for holograms, But it looks to be a good choice if compactness is a priority. No prices were listed on the Fraud Fighter web site.