Europe and North America are drowning in deepfake fraud as scammers break ID systems faster than ever

AI-generated documents are replacing traditional forgeries and bypassing verification faster than ever imagined Synthetic identity fraud has surged 195% globally, with Europe and North America hardest hit Most fraud now happens after onboarding, using tricks like credential stuffing and device spoofing Synthetic identity document fraud is now spreading at an alarming pace globally, driven almost entirely by the misuse of generative AI, experts have warned. New data from Sumsub has claimed the creation of fake documents using AI grew by 195% worldwide between Q1 2024 and Q1 2025. The most dramatic spike was recorded in Europe, where synthetic ID fraud…