Forgery and Counterfeiting

The production of an imitation of currency, works of art, documents, and name brand look-alikes for the purpose of deception.

• Fraudulence

• Forgery

• Counterfeiting

• Exemplar

The making, adaptin, or falsifying of documents or other object with the intention of deceiving someone.

• Forgery

• Fraudulence

• Counterfeiting

• Exemplar

True or False: Handwriting analysis has become an important tool, especially for forensic examiners.

• True

• False

The production of an imitation of currency, works of art, documents, and name-brand look-alikes for the purpose of deception.

• exemplar

• counterfeiting

• forgery

• fraudulence

Typically, the forging of currency; also the forging of other government-issued documents (postage stamps) and production of fake name-brand products for profit.

• counterfeiting

• document analysis

• exemplar

• questioned document

Because handwriting is difficult to disguise and forge, handwriting analysis is a good tool for including or excluding persons when determining a match between known material and a questioned document.

• True

• False

The making, altering, or falsifying a person's signature or another aspect of a document the intention of deception.

• forgery

• currency

• fraudulence

• exemplar

What is the relevance of examining the sequence of strokes in handwriting analysis?

• It can indicate the level of education of the writer.

• It helps in determining if the writing was done in a hurried manner.

• It assists in distinguishing between genuine and forged signatures.

• It reveals the type of writing instrument used.

Which of the following is NOT an anti-counterfeiting security feature?

• color-shifting ink

• watermarks

• typescript features

• microprinting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

Which technique is NOT commonly used in forgery detection?

• Examination under UV light

• Chemical analysis of ink

• Comparison of handwriting characteristics

• Listening to the sound of the handwriting