caught trying to fool the biometrics

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Rodney Van Meter <rdv () sfc wide ad jp>
Date: July 5, 2009 7:43:57 AM EDT
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: caught trying to fool the biometrics

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090630a4.html

NARITA, Chiba Pref. (Kyodo) Immigration authorities have successfully  
detected four people since January trying to enter Japan

 illegally by trying to fool the biometric identity system.

Officials at Narita International Airport said Monday the four had  
altered their fingerprints by having patterns surgically removed and  
stitched or even filed down.

...

The four people detected at Narita were arrested and told Chiba police  
investigators that their fingerprints were altered with surgery  
performed in China, where they had paid doctors 5,000 yuan (roughly  
¥70,000) for the procedure, according to the police.

Police suspect possible involvement by organized human-traffickers in  
China.

<snip>

Brings up the obvious question: how many people successfully slip  
through?  And how much is it really worth to slip into Japan?



                --Rod





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