While underage undergraduates are increasingly getting fake IDs, bars and liquor stores are finding better ways to get serious and run out of containers.

With the advent of cutting-edge innovations, real fake IDs have surfaced, making it harder for experts to distinguish fake IDs and easier for college students to buy a fake ID.

“It’s not that hard to get a fake one, where I’m from is needed,” said Becca, a first-year freshman at Boston College’s general examination school, citing obscurity. “Not less than half of my companions now have them, but virtually every one of my companions eventually has.”

Most of the students said they obtained fake IDs from the common, “obscure” partner of their relationship partner, but others said it was as easy as going online.

Cheryn, a first-year newcomer to the School of Communications, also mentioned secrecy, saying she bought her scannable fake id for $120 on a website called (makingafakeid.com).

“They’ll give you two ID cards in case they’re taken, and they’re good quality,” she said. “No one spoke to me at any time.”

It is perfectly normal to use another person’s ID (usually the ID of a more established relative or companion) in addition to using a real scannable fake ID.

“The vast majority of people just use another person’s ID,” Becca said. “Assuming you appear to be the person on the ID, it’s hard for them to prove it’s not you.”

Local liquor store supervisors and representatives say violators face stiff penalties for using id card fakes.

Ryan Healy, director of Blanchard’s Mixers at Allston, Massachusetts’ largest beer and liquor retailer, said the store has a special strategy to prepare customers.

“We have terminals in every vault that know military IDs, foreign IDs and visas,” he said.

Healy said they saved offenders’ fake IDs, entered them into a repository, and shipped them from the Boston Police Department, state troopers and guidance groups to stores within 60 miles.

“We train our employees in legally intricate details and have ID cards so they know what they look like,” Healy said.

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, no one can enter the store without a legal ID check, he said.

“In seven days, we get about five to 15 id card fakes,” he said.

A representative for the mysterious Allston Star Market Wine Shop said the shop also uses machines to confirm the legitimacy of IDs and then asks customers for identifiable types of evidence.

“Saturday morning, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., I had seven people,” he said.

Regarding going into clubs, students said they agreed that younger ladies were generally more straightforward. Occasionally, getting into a club or bar is basically as simple as a hair flip or a perfect smile.

“In clubs, if a bouncer takes your best fake id and knows it’s not real, they usually ask for extra cash,” Becca said. “It’s really simpler for young ladies. It’s all up to the guardian.”

The BU Police Department said they will take tougher penalties for minors using fake IDs.

“Using [fake IDs] to obtain alcohol is a common charge that can result in a $300 fine and suspension of their activities,” said BUPD officer Peter Shin.

However, Shin said most cases were handled in a more extreme manner.

“Most of the charges include a $500 fine, mission suspension, possible local administration and possible detention, on a case-by-case basis,” he said.

The discipline of wrongdoing also affects the academic life of nearby students. Given the use of fake IDs, the University Interpretation on Illegal Drugs and Alcohol goes beyond the fines and penalties imposed by Massachusetts statutes to undermine removals, monetary mentoring, or loss of lodging honors.

“We haven’t seen a lot, it’s really traveled everywhere. However, we’ve seen some of the best fake IDs professionally made, which is no joke,” Shin said.

There are many ways to get rogues, Shin said, including calls at stations or liquor stores, clubs and security officials.

“When we get a clinical call and identification comes along, you track down the problem,” he said.