Here drivers licence isn't recognized as a valid ID (can't even buy alcohol or get packages at the post office with it) because of what i assume is lax built in security mechanisms and everyone must have a valid passport. I do think that any system can be abused (social engineering, employee doing his job poorly etc.). At the end of day it should be possible to prove that it was a scam but just the fact you have to deal with it for quite some time is pita.