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<DESCRIPTION>CEO., CFO CERT
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                          LASERLOCK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


                         OFFICERS STATEMENT PURSUANT TO
                   REQUIREMENTS OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     Each  of the  undersigned,  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  the  Chief
Financial  Officer,   respectively,   of  LaserLock   Technologies,   Inc.  (the
'Company'),  pursuant  to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, hereby certifies as follows:

     To my knowledge:  (1) the periodic report of the Company  accompanying this
statement fully complies with the  requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.  Section 78m or 78o(d);  and (2) the
information  contained in the periodic report fairly  presents,  in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



Date:  August 19, 2002             /s/ Norman Gardner
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                                   Norman Gardner,  Chief Executive Officer


Date:  August 19, 2002             /s/ Norman Gardner
                                   ----------------------------------
                                   Norman Gardner,  Chief Financial Officer



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