Three Men Suddenly Jump Up: "We Don't Need the Owner," Suspicious Screen

Three men sitting in a bar suddenly jump up and try to flee, only to be blocked by the owner with his entire body.

On the evening of June 20, teenagers at a restaurant in Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, were caught attempting to drink alcohol after presenting forged mobile identification cards.

[Jung Sang-heon / Affected Owner: I told them I would check their resident registration cards. They opened an app I had never seen before and showed it to me. It looked identical. The screen looked exactly the same, but....]

Police were dispatched following the owner's report. Two of the individuals fled, and the one remaining had already deleted the app used to forge the ID.

The police confirmed that they were minors, but with no evidence remaining, they were all released with a warning.

Our reporting team used the same AI program the teenagers showed the owner to create a forged mobile ID ourselves.

After entering a few simple commands, a fake ID was completed in no time, allowing us to customize the photo, name, and date of birth.

This is a mobile ID created in just 10 minutes using an AI program.

When compared to an actual ID, it is difficult to find any significant difference.

Unlike the past, when people would present someone else's physical ID or use Photoshop to swap photos, forgery methods have become much more sophisticated.

[Ahn Ji-sung / Lawyer: In the past, one had to commission a professional forger, but now it is at a level where a student or a minor can do it alone. If they just enter the right prompts, the crime has become much easier.]

In the case of mobile IDs, authenticity can be verified by scanning a QR code, but many small business owners are often too busy or unaware of this method.

[Jo Han-na / General Manager of Yeonmu Alley-type Shopping District in Suwon: When someone shows an ID, older owners just think, "Oh, it's real," and accept it.... If verification apps could be distributed, I think many people in the shopping district would actively use them....]

Forging an ID using AI, which takes only 10 minutes, can lead to criminal punishment for crimes such as forgery of official documents and violation of the Resident Registration Act.

"Ordering Alcohol with Forged ID"... Created in 10 Minutes with AI (June 29, 2026, Morning Wide)

Reported by Dong Eun-young | Written by Lee Se-young | Video by Joo Yong-jin and Kim Seung-tae | Video Editing by Lee So-young | Produced by SBS Digital News
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.