Bangladeshi Operator of Fake ID Marketplaces Charged in International Fraud Case
A 29-year-old individual from Bangladesh has been charged with operating online platforms that distributed fraudulent identity document templates globally, according to U.S. authorities.
A 29-year-old individual from Bangladesh has been charged with operating online platforms that distributed fraudulent identity document templates globally, according to U.S. authorities.
Zahid Hasan, based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is facing nine federal charges. These include six counts of transferring false identification documents, two counts of false passport use, and one count of social security fraud. Each document-related charge carries a potential sentence of up to 15 years in prison, while the social security fraud charge carries a potential sentence of up to five years, with fines reaching $250,000 per count.
The indictment, unsealed in Montana, reveals that Hasan operated websites named "TechTreek" and "EGiftCardStoreBD" from 2021 to 2025. These platforms offered digital templates for U.S. passports, Social Security cards, and Montana driver's licenses, priced between $9.37 and $14.05. Customers made payments using virtual currencies such as Bitcoin to maintain transaction anonymity.
Zahid Hasan, based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is facing nine federal charges.
The fraudulent documents facilitated the creation of fake accounts at various financial institutions, payment processors, social media platforms, and cryptocurrency exchanges. Over the course of four years, Hasan allegedly accumulated over $2.9 million from more than 1,400 customers across different countries.
Federal authorities have seized the domains techtreek.com, egiftcardstorebd.com, and idtempl.com. These sites now display a law enforcement seizure notice, indicating the domains were seized through court-authorized actions.
The investigation was led by the FBI’s Billings Division and the Salt Lake City Cyber Task Force, with collaboration from the FBI’s International Operations Division and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Department’s Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime Unit. U.S. officials have emphasized that these charges are accusations, and Hasan is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Based on reporting by GBHackers.