"It was incredible how easy it was to get it," said Theresa, 16, one of four teens who wore hidden cameras for the investigation. At least one clerk said they found the real addresses using Google Maps.Īn extra $10 secures the customer a fake student ID card from a selection of Canadian universities.
The card can include a real home address from the chosen area. However, nothing on the cards labels them as novelty or souvenir items.Ī hidden camera investigation by CBC News revealed that the market caters to underage teenagers with a range of official-looking identity cards complete with security features such as magnetic strips, holograms and black-light images.įor about $50, customers can buy an identity card of their choice from almost any Canadian province or U.S. Signs outside a variety of shops along Toronto's popular Yonge Street tout their products as "novelty" or "souvenir" IDs.
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