Vouched Verify: fraud detection
During ID capture and selfie verification, Vouched Verify runs 20 real-time fraud checks behind the scenes. Each one looks for a different trick, from a photo of a screen to a deepfake, without slowing your users down.
Behind every verification
Fraud checks run while the ID and selfie are being captured, so stopping spoofing and tampering never costs you completion.
Checks
20Real-time fraud checks across the ID and the selfie
Speed
<7sFrom capture to result
Standard
ISO/IEC 30107-3Biometric checks compliant with the presentation attack detection standard
ID fraud checks
From how the ID was captured to whether its data holds up, each check looks for a different kind of fraud.
Capture spoofing
Detects whether an ID was captured directly, or is a screen image taken from a phone, computer or tablet, one of the most common spoofing attempts.
Flags IDs printed on paper that shouldn’t be, catching low-effort forgeries unless the document type explicitly allows paper formats.
The face on the ID
Checks the main face on the ID is clearly visible, with no blur, glare, hands or thumbs in the way.
Verifies that all face images on the ID, if there are several, are consistent with each other and legitimate.
Detects whether the face image on the ID has been digitally altered, swapped or tampered with.
Document integrity
Reviews the entire ID image for signs of tampering, overlays or digital alterations.
Confirms the ID matches trusted templates from Vouched’s proprietary library, checking layout, text placement and structural integrity.
Identifies potentially fraudulent documents by uncovering signs of machine-generated or digitally forged signatures.
Detects visual inconsistencies and modifications to specific fields that signal changes made after the ID was issued.
Detects abnormal reuse of the same ID across selfies and ID documents in recent verification attempts.
Data consistency
Automatically flags names that match known fraudulent identities, including test names used by government agencies and fictional characters.
Compares the barcode data with the front of the ID to detect inconsistencies or mismatched documents.
Checks that the name encoded in the barcode matches the name the user submitted.
Validates the submitted driver’s license against official DMV records to confirm it’s authentic.
Selfie fraud checks
The selfie is checked as closely as the ID, then matched back to it.
Validates that the selfie contains a real human, filtering out non-human objects such as pets, props or backgrounds.
Checks clarity, brightness and obstructions, so the image isn’t too blurry, too dark or partly covered.
Uses biometric analysis to confirm the selfie is live and authentic, not a printed photo, an AI-generated image or a deepfake.
Matches the selfie to the primary face on the ID and, where there’s one, to secondary face images.
Estimates the facial age in the selfie and compares it with the age expected from the ID’s date of birth, flagging inconsistencies.
Detects abnormal reuse of the same face across selfies and ID documents in recent verification attempts.
How a check works
The barcode on the back of a driver’s license encodes the same details printed on the front. Vouched reads both and compares them field by field, then checks the name against the one the user typed in. When someone edits the printed front, the barcode gives it away.
| Field | Front of ID | Barcode | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Jordan Lee | Jordan Lee | Match |
| Date of birth | 06/14/1990 | 06/14/1990 | Match |
| Expiration date | 06/14/2029 | 06/14/2024 | Mismatch |
| Name entered by user | Jordan Lee typed | Jordan Lee | Match |
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FAQ
Straight answers about how Vouched Verify catches fraudulent IDs, selfies and deepfakes.
Contact us with a questionIdentity fraud detection checks whether the ID and selfie someone submits during verification are genuine. Vouched Verify runs real-time checks during ID capture and selfie verification to detect spoofing, tampering and manipulation, including screen captures, forged documents, AI-generated images and deepfakes.
Vouched runs 20 real-time fraud checks during ID capture and selfie verification, and returns results in under seven seconds. They cover capture spoofing, the face on the ID, document integrity, data consistency and the selfie itself.
Yes. Vouched’s liveness detection uses biometric analysis to confirm a selfie is live and authentic, not a printed photo, an AI-generated image or a deepfake. Vouched’s biometric checks comply with ISO/IEC 30107-3.
ISO/IEC 30107-3 is the international standard for testing and reporting biometric presentation attack detection (PAD), which is how a system detects spoofs such as photos, masks or replayed video. Vouched’s biometric checks comply with it.
Yes. Screen capture detection identifies whether an ID was captured directly or is a screen image taken from a phone, computer or tablet, one of the most common spoofing attempts. Paper print detection also flags IDs printed on paper when the document type doesn’t allow it.
Vouched compares the barcode data with the front of the ID to detect inconsistencies or mismatched documents, and checks that the name encoded in the barcode matches the name the user submitted.
Yes, as an optional check. Vouched can validate a submitted driver’s license against official DMV records to confirm it’s authentic.
Photo injection detection checks whether the face image on an ID has been digitally altered, swapped or tampered with, so a fraudster can’t paste their own photo onto someone else’s document.
It detects abnormal facial reuse by identifying faces that appear repeatedly across selfies and ID documents in recent verification attempts, a common sign of someone trying multiple identities.
No. The checks run behind the scenes during ID capture and selfie verification, without adding steps for the user, and results come back in under seven seconds.
Vouched continuously improves its platform by using human reviews to quality-check its AI models, and uses what those reviews find to improve the models. Its biometric checks comply with ISO/IEC 30107-3.
Vouched’s AI Management System report is available in the Vouched Trust Center, alongside its other security and compliance documentation. Visit the Trust Center.
