Introduction to Handwriting, Forgery and Counterfeiting

Introduction to Handwriting, Forgery and Counterfeiting

Handwriting

The teenager who faked being a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer. Yes, really, all three. Mind-blowing, huh?

Frank Abagnale (clip)

Catch me, if you can...

Story of Abagnale's Life (clip)

Open Ended

What types of things do you think people try and forge? Even kids have been forgers -

Many things are forged -

• documents such as birth and death certificates

• checks and money orders

• report cards and progress reports

• signatures for credit cards and loans

• Most forgery today revolves around financial crimes that scam people out of money.

Much of the time - forgery is part of a major crime that causes people harm.

But rarely - it is done for everything that is right and good in our world.

Adolfo Kaminsky - simply an amazing human being (clip)