Yurii Nazarenko pleaded guilty to running OnlyFake, an AI-driven subscription site that generated and sold over 10,000 realistic counterfeit passports, driver’s licenses, and Social Security cards to customers worldwide. U.S. authorities say the platform was used to bypass KYC checks at banks and cryptocurrency exchanges; Nazarenko was extradited from Romania, agreed to forfeit $1.2 million, and faces up to 15 years in prison. #OnlyFake #YuriiNazarenko #FBI #KYC #PatriotAct #404Media
Keypoints
- Yurii Nazarenko admitted operating OnlyFake, an AI site producing counterfeit IDs and documents.
- The platform generated fake U.S. driver’s licenses for all 50 states and IDs for about 56 other countries.
- Customers could customize documents, choose scan or tabletop photo styles, or use randomized details.
- Undercover FBI purchases confirmed the site’s role in helping users evade KYC at banks and crypto exchanges.
- Nazarenko was extradited from Romania, forfeited $1.2 million, pleaded guilty, and faces sentencing on June 26, 2026.