A major international operation has ended with a nine-count federal indictment against a man accused of fuelling identity theft worldwide. US Attorney Kurt Alme announced the charges against 29-year-old Zahid Hasan (aka Zahid Biswas), a resident of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Hasan is alleged to have run a sophisticated network of websites that sold digital templates for fake government documents, including US passports and Montana driver’s licenses.
A Worldwide Digital Shop for Fraud
According to a press release from the US Department of Justice, Hasan operated under business names like Techtreek.com, Egiftcardstorebd.com, and Idtempl.com from 2021 until 2025. These shops didn’t sell physical cards; instead, they sold digital “templates,” which are files that allow criminals to input their own information to create high-quality fake IDs. These fakes were primarily used to bypass security at banks, social media platforms, and digital currency sites.
Investigators also found that Hasan’s prices were surprisingly low. A US social security card template sold for just $9.37, while a Montana driver’s license cost $14.05. Despite these small price tags, Hasan allegedly brought in more than $2.9 million by selling to over 1,400 customers across the globe.
“Yesterday, Bangladeshi national Zahid Hasan was indicted for operating illegal online marketplaces that sold digital templates for false identity documents like U.S. passports and social security cards. Hasan received millions of dollars from the scheme. As part of the investigation, the #FBI and our partners seized multiple domains associated with the criminal enterprise,” the FBI’s Cyber Division’s official announcement reads on LinkedIn.
The Crackdown and Arrest
The investigation reached a turning point in May 2025, when Hasan accepted Bitcoin from an individual in Bozeman, Montana, in exchange for fraudulent templates. Following this, the US government seized three domains used for the business, Techtreek, Egiftcardstorebda and Idtempl.com:
This case was a massive team effort. The FBI’s Billings Division and the Salt Lake City Cyber Task Force led the charge. They worked in close coordination with the FBI’s International Operations Division and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Department’s Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime Unit in Bangladesh to track Hasan’s activities across borders.
Assistant US Attorney Benjamin Hargrove is now prosecuting the case. Hasan faces up to 15 years in prison for each of the eight counts related to ID and passport fraud, and up to five years for the social security fraud charge. It is worth noting that each count also carries a maximum fine of $250,000 and three years of supervised release.