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Originally Posted by andy
The funniest thing there though are the so-called camouflage passports, based on country names that haven't existed for years. Surely it would be a lot cheaper to get one from one that never existed at all, or would Scott Adams sue for copyright infringement?
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There are a few people who've got in trouble trying to use those at borders.
The main "use" for them was to use as "id" for opening bank accounts, but they've just been laughed at by banks for the past ten years or so.
One of the best products of this type was a "Sark Drivers License".
(for those that don't know, Sark is an island in the (British) Channel Islands with no cars).
Another product that seemed to sell despite being useless was a registration (with plates) for your car in somewhere like Vanuatu. With this you were supposed to be able to drive your car all over Europe without worrying about import taxes etc (since you're just a visitor). The Vanuatu plates could be issued without them seeing your car - you buy the car as a tax-free export somewhere, then put these plates on.
They never explained how you're supposed to insure the car. Also, driving around Europe with Vanuatu plates is hardly low-profile! Imagine explaining to a traffic policeman or at a border why you're driving around in a Vanuatu car, with Sark drivers license, British Honduras passport, Thai mobile phone number etc...