Such a fake passport is not the same as a complete fake identity. There is more to that than a passport and a lot of it you categorically cannot fake. A fake p

Such a fake passport is not the same as a complete fake identity. There is more to that than a passport and a lot of it you categorically cannot fake. A fake passport can trick some people some of the time but not all people all of the time. As such those $15k do not represent a full fake identity. Your history of enhancing with the state in some way, paying taxes, requesting a new passport, getting your drivers license, whatever, serves as defense in depth. States are pretty good at this, actually. Also, you account is worthless. Hard or impossible to replicate, sure, but if there is no buyer it‘s worth zero.