Do not get you: this approach should never be paid! However, many Internet users take out their credit card.
Some administrative papers are compulsory, others essential to daily life. Besides, we must always have them on ourselves when you move or travel. This is particularly the case for the passport, the identity document, the driving license and in some cases, the family book … if some documents are paid, others are completely free. And this is what can be doubted: many French people do not necessarily know that they are not to be supposed to pay to redo some of these documents. And the crooks take advantage!
The latter do not hesitate to imitate the official government sites of the government and most of the time, we only see fire. Result: more and more Internet users are being fooled by paying a site to redo this paper (free), without ever receiving it. Recently, a fraudulent site has been spotted online. He proposes to make a pre-Demande of his national identity card for the sum of 39 euros for an adult, and 29 euros for a minor, promising a “treatment within 48 hours”. Everyone could be mistaken: the site of the site seems legitimate since it takes up the acronym of the national identity card: CNI-FRA.FR.
According to the opinions submitted since December 2024, many Internet users have already fallen into the panel. The worst part is that as the process goes, the user informs all his personal data. Most have sought to retract or request a refund, to no avail. “”This site should be prohibited. He makes an administrative approach for a pre-Demand of CNI which is normally free. To flee! “ comments a user last February.
To make even more victims, this site is even “sponsored” so as to go up among the first search results on Google. Be careful, this scam could wreak havoc in the coming weeks if you don’t be careful. Indeed, since March 31, 2025, the government has announced that it was possible to renew its identity card free of charge. “This experimental system aims to accelerate the adoption of digital identities in France, by facilitating access to the electronic identity card in the bank card format (CNIE)” specifies the official website of the French administration. Renewal requests should therefore increase, so stay vigilant.
