My turn !
This is a lightly edited copy of the e-mail I sent to close friends: Hi ! Well, the news isn't good. Vickie and I and the trailer are fine, but we were accosted at gunpoint yesterday and our truck ...
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Some scans are so good they can pass as originals. Always copy and scan front and back.
...scan at home with your own scanner; *never photocopy* state or legal or bank documents EVER, anywhere. The number 1 method for criminals to rip off your identity is via photocopy machines (look up the details; I won't go into the technical mechanics here).
Additionally, some computer services in 3rd World countries have their scanners set up to duplicate your scanned files. Don't ever go this route. Use your digital camera (in macro mode if you have it) when you're on the road to make copies of your documents if you need to.
Terrible situation the OP is in. Terrible. Wishing you the best of luck.
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