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TOO SHARP? THAT’S A RED FLAG ▪ Paradox: the more “perfect” the sharpness – the more questions it raises. ▪ A camera never gives sterile sharpness. Optics always add their own character. – MTF – lens sharpness varies across the frame, center ≠ edges – local vs global sharpening – real...

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 +...

GOOD FILE… TOO BAD IT FAILED BECAUSE OF COLOR ▪ You can perfect the details, geometry, text… and still get rejected. ▪ Because color gives you away faster than anything. – sRGB vs Display P3 – the file lives in one profile, the scene in another – white balance – skin, paper, and...

ELA – why a «clean» image still lights up ▪ It sounds logical: clean it up, resave, compress again – no traces left. ▪ Doesn’t work. ▪ ELA (Error Level Analysis) doesn’t look at “visual quality”. It analyzes how compression errors are distributed. – different areas compress differently –...

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 +...

FILE vs SCENARIO – where the outcome is actually decided ▪ Most people think everything depends on the document. Make it “clean” – and you’re good. ▪ But the check doesn’t look at the file. It looks at the story around it. – where you “live” – what you “do” – where your income comes...

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 +...

YOU’RE BEING MISLED – AND YOU DON’T EVEN NOTICE ▪ The era of “bad Photoshop” is over. Now it’s handled by teams combining psychology, behavioral patterns, and technology. ▪ The most common trick – no editing at all. They take a real photo: fire, accident, document – and simply change the...

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 +...

«Clean Photoshop» – the fastest way to get caught ▪ Many still believe: if you аккуратно clean everything and don’t overdo it – you’re safe. In reality, such files get flagged even faster than rough edits. ▪ Why it happens: – signature noise – the noise looks “too clean” and doesn’t match...

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 +...

“8-PAGE CONTRACT — AND ONE SEAL DECIDES EVERYTHING.” ▪ We got a case that looked “simple”: SPA, legal entities, all data provided — just assemble and format. ▪ But the devil was in the details. ▪ 📄 An 8-page document with two parties to the deal: IE and LLC, requisites, amounts...

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 +...

PRINTED IT? YOU’RE CAUGHT. ▪ There’s still a myth: “print the document, take a photo — and it looks real.” No. ▪ A printer always leaves traces. – characteristic lines and noise – uniform texture across the whole surface – a “flat” image with no depth ▪ Then the camera makes it...

FAKE DOCUMENTS ARE EXPLODING. +300% IN A YEAR. ▪ Verification providers are reporting alarming numbers. ▪ In North America, the number of fraudulent IDs increased by more than 300% by early 2025. ▪ And that’s only the surface. ▪ Research shows: – +311% synthetic identity documents within...

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 +...

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 +...

“LIVE VERIFICATION: EVEN PERFECT DOCUMENTS FAIL HERE.” ▪ Many people believe that if a file looks clean, the live verification will pass without issues. ▪ But during a live check the system evaluates more than just the image. ▪ The camera captures things you cannot see on a screenshot: – how...

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 +...

“ONE FACE — AND THE WHOLE KYC FAILS.” ▪ Sometimes the task looks simple, but in reality everything comes down to the details. ▪ A client recently wrote to us. He needed a **North Carolina DL** to pass live verification on Sumsub. He already had the source file — all that was required was to...