FAKE PHOTO: The image on the left is real.
Real people in digital images can often be identified by consistent details such as natural proportions, plausible lighting and shadow conditions, and realistic textures of skin, hair, and surroundings.
FACE-MORPH: The image in the middle is a morph.
According to publicly available data sources, there are no definitive figures on German passports identified as forgeries. However, since the German passport is considered particularly forgery-resistant and authorities employ multi-step authenticity checks, it can be assumed that there are very few counterfeit German passports.
FACE-SWAP: The swapped image is on the right.
In Hong Kong, fraudsters tricked a finance employee into paying approximately HK$200 million (approx. US$25 million) in 15 installments. They staged a video conference that appeared to include the CFO and other members. However, the images and voices were fake.
