We already know that in the Dark Web we can find everything, although it is true that we must know how to search the Dark Web for some very specific things. In this case, we echo a large study that explains what it costs to buy you a new life on the Dark Web. These prices include the cost of buying a new identity with ID, passport, bank accounts, cards or PayPal and study certificates. Surprisingly, the price is quite a bit more affordable than many think.
It is quite common in certain movies to see how the protagonist gets a new identity easily. Thanks to this new identity, you can leave the country or access certain resources that were forbidden to you. Although we do not know if we are going to be able to achieve such things, the truth is that in the Dark Web we have at our disposal a large number of options to buy a new life with a change of identity.
Average cost of buying a new identity in 2020
A study carried out by SafetyDetectives approaches the purchase of science fiction identities to the real world, in addition to putting specific figures. Everything focuses on the sale of stolen identities on the Dark Web that have different prices depending on the country or continent to which they belong.
In summary , a new identity (passport, DNI …) would cost about $ 1,100 in the United States and $ 1,125 in Europe (about 1,025 euros in exchange). In relation to studies, certificates and diplomas, the cost is 0.1699 BTC, which means about 1,055 euros to change. Finally, the accounts and the money would cost us about 100 euros plus 0.0894 BTC (555 euros in exchange).
Paying in dollars or euros is possible, but the vast majority offer prices in BTC , so they usually fluctuate quite a bit depending on the price of this cryptocurrency. In this way, they ensure that transactions cannot be tracked. The differences between territories are evident, but the “quality” of the purchased good also influences.
This is because we can buy stolen or specially created passports for the occasion. The same goes for money, being able to access mere imitations that would make any security system jump to much more elaborate copies with special stamps or watermarks.
Passports
Passports sold as true on the Dark Web have the following prices:
- Australia – $ 745
- Canada – $ 745
- Europe – $ 750
- USA – $ 850
If we talk about Spain , the price would be $ 690, one of the lowest costs in the main countries of the European Union.
DNI and birth certificate
The national identity document is quite different depending on the country. In Europe , prices start at about $ 305. In the case of a birth certificate or birth certificate, the price in Europe starts at $ 220.
Accounts, cards and money
Without leaving Europe, a PayPal account for our new identity will cost us about $ 125, although it will depend on the money you have inside. A credit card starts at $ 45 and a bank account at $ 70. If we want cash, 5000 euros will cost us about 550 dollars.
Education, diplomas and certifications
The price of diplomas and certifications varies according to the degree of education that we want to have in our new identity. For example, having passed the institute will cost 0.0715 BTC (450 euros to the exchange), to pass the university 0.0984 BTC (620 euros to the exchange) and to have a master 0.152 BTC (950 euros to the exchange).
SUMMARY: the price of a new life in Europe
Adding the amounts that we have been knowing, we see the minimum cost of having a new identity in Europe . Adding the passport, the DNI and the birth certificate would be about 1,125 dollars, to these we must add the education (institute and university) that 0.1699 BTC would make and finally a bank account with card and cash for 115 dollars and others 0.0894 BTC.
In total, about 2,757 euros that the pack would cost us with all those “products” on the Dark Web. This price has been obtained with the current exchange rate of both the Euro against the Dollar and the Bitcoin against the Euro.
For all these reasons, we must take extreme precautions to avoid the theft of personal documents . We will be very careful to reveal, through the Internet, name and address, account or card numbers, ID, passport or social security numbers and other medical or educational information. In addition, we will use unique passwords per service to prevent theft of one from affecting all our accounts.
According to a study carried out by CPP Spain, 57% of the population admits that they have ever revealed personal information to strangers. Among this information we find data such as name and surname (45.20%), postal address (25.90%), date of birth (23.40%) or ID number (21.90%) or bank details confidential (6.50%).