Thursdays are a big night for the Pittsburgh Café. Individuals line up at the door to have their IDs approved by Jordan Benjamin, a tall, bulky man one would not want to upset. Benjamin has no problem turning away individuals who seemingly have a fake ID.“I take (the fake identification) right away,” Benjamin said. “We have the right to take away an ID considered fake.”With underage individuals constantly attempting to use false forms of identification, bouncers and bar owners say they are becoming more aware of the tricks would-be patrons are using and taking action.Benjamin, a Point Park University student majoring in intelligence and national security, said he has worked as a bouncer at the Pittsburgh Café in Oakland for two months now, but previously spent a year and a half working for Bar Room.On a recent weekend, Benjamin said he confiscated three fake IDs. He said there are some tale-tell signs between a fake Pennsylvania license and a real one.“The eyes are darker on fakes because of the lamination, and the font is bigger,” said Benjamin as he pointed to discrepancies on the false identification cards. “The bar code on the back is always an inch away from the edge. (On fake IDs) it is always closer to the edge.”He also noted that Pennsylvania licenses carry a watermark on the front that is not displayed on fake IDs, particularly common on cards ordered from the popular online website, IDChief.Tracy Konieczny has been a manager at the Carson City Saloon in Southside since it opened in June 2006. She also stressed how seriously they take the issue of fake IDs. She has her bouncers look for similar aspects on IDs.“We immediately do the face comparison…then we check if things are balanced correctly. (On) real IDs, everything is centered,” Konieczny said. “We also check expiration dates, and we have a state-regulated swiper.”Both Carson City Saloon and the Pittsburgh Café turn away expired identifications.“Sometimes we’ll turn away people who are 30-plus with an expired ID if they don’t have a second form,” Konieczny said.If Benjamin has any suspicions about the authenticity of a form of identification, he said he tests the individual in three different ways.First, if the individual does not look like their picture featured on their license, he will ask for their signature.Next, he will ask for a second form of identification. This could be a passport, credit card, student ID, or anything else that contains their picture or name.The bouncer’s final test is asking them for information that is on their ID, such as their address or birthday.Andrew Haburjak, head of security at Bar Room and Saddle Ridge, explained similar ways of testing the individual. He said that many people attempting to use a false form of identification will not study the ID before using it.However, even with these obstacles, underage individuals continuously get into clubs to drink their night way.“I used my (fake driver’s license) every weekend until it expired,” said a 20-year-old business management major from Point Park University who didn’t want to be identified. “It worked for over a year every single weekend.”This female student said she continued to get into many bars with her expired ID when she showed the credit card of the person’s ID she was using.“When it expired, they asked for another form of ID, and I have her credit card,” she said. “It usually works.”Many students never get their ID taken from them and face little to no repercussions for the usage of their fake identification.“I used to get nervous, but not so much anymore because it has worked everywhere,” said another 20-year-old female student from the University of Pittsburgh.Because of the lack of consequences faced by these individuals, many have no problem spending a hefty amount of cash on a fake ID.A 20-year-old female health and rehabilitation sciences major from Pitt said she paid an old friend from high school $40 to get a picture taken for her at the DMV so she could create a fake identification.At Point Park, another 20-year-old student spent $100 to have his own picture put on to a fake license to gain him access into bars.Both students said they have gotten into numerous bars and clubs with no problem.Hoping to prevent these kinds of situations at their establishments, Konieczny and others say they work hard to make sure bouncers know what to look for – and customers understand the establishment’s stance on fake IDs.“Our security are very top notch,” she said. “We make sure they know we have zero tolerance.”