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LIVE VERIFICATION? SUMSUB? “IMPOSSIBLE”? ▪ Spoiler: it is possible — if you know who to work with. A client came in with a task to pass **live verification** on **WantToPay**, a Telegram virtual card service. On the platform side — **Sumsub**: liveness check, SMS, manual review. “Fast” and...

Does PDF kill approvals? Does JPG save them? And is a “scan” a mine? ▪ File format is not a detail. It’s a trigger. › When PDF increases risk PDF often contains service layers, build history, and template patterns. For checkers, this is a reason to dig deeper. › Why a “scan” ≠ a photo A...

News of the week – Mustang Service ▪ South Korea, December 2025. A 20-year-old man was sentenced to 2 years in prison for insurance fraud involving the use of ChatGPT. What happened: → photographed real medical certificates from a clinic in Busan → uploaded them to ChatGPT → asked to...

Redraw is engineering, not design ▪ In 2026, accounts aren’t cut for pixels or neat visuals. They’re cut for data logic, timing, and pipeline mistakes. We work with systems, not just images: → structured preparation pipelines → control of critical points where cases usually fail →...

Back to Full Operating Mode ▪ As of January 16, Mustang Service is back to its regular workflow. › What this means: → we accept both standard and complex cases → turnaround times are back to normal → no holiday-related limitations ▪ If you postponed a task “until after the holidays” —...

“CLEAN” ACCOUNT IS THE MOST SUSPICIOUS ONE Paradox of anti-fraud systems: the “more perfect” the account looks — the faster it gets flagged. Why does this happen? ❌ no digital history ❌ no behavioral footprint ❌ no logical progression ❌ looks like an object, not a human For KYC...

Case: Lithuania Passport | fast and without extra steps The client requested a Lithuanian passport redraw. Input data included only the full name and a source photo. Other details were missing. ▪ What we did: → reconstructed and added the missing data → aligned structure and data logic to...

🐎📰 Weekly News | Deepfake Fraud Goes Beyond KYC 2026 starts with a disturbing trend: deepfakes are no longer just about documents — now they are about access and people. 🤖 What companies are already seeing: • online interviews attended by fake candidates using deepfake faces and voices •...

News of the Week – How 2026 Begins ▪ We open the year with global statistics and real-world metrics. › What’s actually happening with fakes and verification: → deepfakes have grown by tens of times over the last two years → deepfake-based attacks occur every few minutes → 1 out of 20...

Mustang Service Cringe Digest – Weekly Edition ▪ In the Netherlands, a fraudster was arrested who used deepfakes to open 46 bank accounts under other people’s names. › How the scheme worked: → posted fake apartment rental listings → collected standard document packages from victims → used...

“I’ll fix it later” – the phrase that breaks KYC ▪ One of the most common mistakes we see: “I’ll upload it as is. If needed, I’ll fix it later.” For KYC systems, this is not a draft. It is a starting point that stays in history. › What happens next: → the first version is stored permanently...

Mustang Service – Cringe Digest ▪ We promised a new format – here it is. Once a week we’ll break down the dumbest fails, sloppy Photoshop, and weird cases from the world of images, documents, and fakes. No lectures. Just facts and cringe. › News of the week: → The royal family posted a...

9 out of 10 edits fail KYC. And it’s not about a “pretty image” ▪ Mustang Service – when approval matters more than blind testing. › We work with what systems actually check: → passing anti-fraud checkers: Onfido, Veriff, Sumsub, etc. → German-grade studio equipment → two-stage control +...

Mustang Service – When “Just Editing” Is No Longer Enough ▪ Mustang Service is not “just another service”. We don’t tweak Photoshop files and we don’t sell templates. We solve cases where verification is already stuck, algorithms are watching closely, and standard solutions fail. ▪ This is...

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