Do you really need an international driver's permit? Widespread scam exposed

In one of their latest video-exposes, the Honest Guide duo took on a new brand of scammers: those issuing fake international driving permits through bogus websites to unaware foreign drivers hoping to rent a car in Prague.

And the weirdest part? Many car rental agencies actually accept them despite knowing they're fake.

Speaking to viewers, Honest Guide's Janek Rubeš called the scam "One of the biggest frauds we've ever uncovered...that will affect travelers around the globe." And yet, the YouTubers discovered that it wasn't exactly a scam but a global issue affecting thousands of travelers every day.

The so-called scam, sent in by a tipster, involves a rental company at Prague Airport that redirects international visitors looking to rent a car to a website that issues international driver's licenses on the spot.

After applying for the permit, which was then examined by the municipal office (which issues legitimate permits) and the police, Honest Guide confirmed the permit to be a fake.

Following a confrontation with the rental agency, however, Rubeš discovered that the rental agency wasn't getting kickbacks from the site; they were simply accepting the document as better than no document at all, themselves victims of the global verification gap.