So I've browsed CRT's Tico cousin for years, as I know many of you have. But I never posted there. Recently something came up that I wanted to ask about, but to make an account there, they want a photo and an ID.

This is a no-go for me, and not a big deal. But I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about what the heck they're up to. Has there been a law passed? Or what? I just can't imagine a legitimate reason they'd be asking for this, and yet it's been around a long time and I've never heard anything scammy about it.

Here's the message they give you to send along with your documents:

Hola, gracias por aceptarme en el Foro, estoy adjuntando foto de mi cédula donde se ve claramente mi nombre, número de cédula y foto para validar mi identidad y que se verifique mi cuenta. Entiendo que mi nombre no se publicará y que es sólo para evitar que suplanten mi identidad. Entiendo a la vez que enviar la cédula de otra persona para falsamente validar este usuario constituye el delito de suplantación de identidad y que sería reportado a las autoridades en caso de que no sea mi identificación.