Fake identification purchased over the internet has been turning up more commonly on P.E.I., and officials are warning the consequences could go beyond a fine for possessing the ID.

Graham Miner said fake ID web sites could be trolling for identity theft opportunities. (CBC)

False drivers licences are usually reported to the Registry of Motor Vehicles by bar employees, liquor inspectors, police, banks and highway safety staff. Motor vehicles registrar Graham Miner told CBC News Thursday over the past few months he has been involved in more than 10 cases where fake Island drivers licences were used, all bought on the internet.

Miner said it's not only against the law to use fake identification, but said young people need to be more wary about giving out personal information to questionable sources.

"The very purpose of that internet site may actually be to be out there trolling for real identification, and the bonus is that somebody is paying them to take their identification away from them," said Miner.

"Who are these people? Are they a criminal, are they, you know, perverts, pedophiles? Who are they? But you are sending your material to these questionable sites."

Miner said in some cases youth are sending their real drivers licences to the web site operators.

Fines for possessing false ID can range from $200 to $1,000, or even more severe consequences if the identification is used for fraud.