Unfortunate Loss of Novelty Passport

From time to time I like to see what sort of things people are searching for when they hit FraudBlog.net.

Google Analytics and other software help to disect the traffic flowing to a website or the traffic associate with an RSS feed, a particular link, or someone's Twitter account.

Of course, gaining insight into the users of a particular website is useful on many levels whether one is advertising a product, selling a service or simply posting to a blog.

Sometimes the search terms are a little weird, like how to get ransom money to a bank account and some are just plain funny.

With the recent news about a Canadian left in Kenya due to an unfortunate passport picture, I thought the following sequential list of search terms might shed some light on the frequency of passport falsification.

First search term:
"under uv light fake passport"
Ok, seems cool. Someone's trying to research the security features in a passport.

Next search term:
"what if i got caught using a borrowed passport"
Hmmm, maybe not so cool? I like the use of the term 'borrowed', very diplomatic :)

Next:
"no way to get fake passports"
I would disagree with this one. For more on this, see my post about a passport maker in Peel.

Next:
"how i can travel to canada with fake passport"
Evidently, someone found a 'novelty' passport on the web.

Next:
"sell fake passport in toronto"
Hey, wait a sec! Someone's trying to specialize in buying AND selling!

Next:
"canadian passport seized by police how to get back?"
Heh, sucker!