Fake IDLike many students, Dana and her friends decided to go to a bar on a Saturday night. The problem: Not everyone in their group was old enough to enter. The solution: Use a fake ID obtained through a friend. So Dana and her friends used fake IDs to get into the bar without a problem, or so they thought. Later that night, police raided the bar. Dana's ID card was confiscated and she was subsequently arrested. It seems like everyone wants to be a different age. Many teenagers wish they were 18 or 21 so they could buy cigarettes or alcohol. And I'm sure everyone has heard their parents say they wish they were 18 again. For the most part, people cannot change their age, but by using fake IDs, someone could pretend to be older than they are. More and more people are using fake ID cards. Many technological advances have been made in recent years. Thanks to these advancements, such as computers and the Internet, fake ID cards are becoming easier to obtain and their quality is improving. Soon after states found ways to make ID cards harder to duplicate, counterfeiters found a way to make them. Fake IDs no longer involve scratching off an 8 to make a 3. These advancements make it difficult to distinguish between fake IDs and real ones. Some websites sell fake IDs for between $50 and $5,000. The sale of fake IDs on the Internet has increased significantly in recent years. The Internet makes fake IDs easily accessible, but according to Missoula's "Forged in Plastic" article, most underage customers purchase fake driver's licenses from local manufacturers who use computers, scanners, laser printers, laminators and special programs. According to the San Diego Union Tribune, an estimated 10 million fake IDs are confiscated each year. During last year's spring break in Florida, 10,000 fake IDs were confiscated using a handheld ID verification device made by Colorado-based company Logix. Different types of people use fake IDs for different reasons. Most people who use fake IDs are just teenagers who want to buy alcohol. 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds typically use fake IDs to drink at bars, while high schoolers with fake IDs simply go to grocery stores to find beer. Possessing or selling fake IDs has different consequences. Underage drinkers who frequent bars and are arrested with fake IDs typically receive a ticket for underage drinking and for carrying a fake or altered ID..