Handwritten Signature Verification Tests to Detect Forgery

Since the 6th century, handwritten signatures have been used to mark a person's involvement with an agreement, document, or idea. From the constitution to permission slips, signatures are used daily and are a unique part of a person. As teenagers turn 18 years old, signatures are required by countless organizations, businesses, and government documents. Therein, one autograph will serve as the individual's lifelong representation. Unfortunately, due to technological advancements over the decades, fraudsters have become increasingly adept at copying signatures for monetary gain and other purposes. Signature verification tests can, however, help detect such crimes.

Documents Susceptible to Signature Frauds

Any document can include forged signatures, but valuable documents are especially vulnerable to fraud. These include:

• Counterfeiting
• Extortion notes
• Will documents
• Stamp
• Cheque 
• Forged business contract
• Suicide notes under question
• Loan and mortgage documents
• Property/Inheritance documents
• Authenticity of legal documents etc.

Signature verification tests performed by experienced forensic document examiners can help you establish if a signature is genuine or not.

Common Ways Signatures May Be Forged

Those who attempt to commit signature forgery often do so by one of four common methods:

1. Blind or Random Forgery: This is one of the simplest and most easily recognizable types of signature fraud. The forger writes another person's name without any concern for what the other person's signature looks like. It is very common in check fraud, where a thief has stolen checks from a mailbox and doesn't have a genuine signature of the account holder to use as a 'model.'

2. Tracing: Tracing a signature requires a copy of the authentic signature of the victim. As soon as they have traced the signature, they will attempt to fabricate the document.

3. Simulating or Replicating: This type of forgery also requires an authentic signature for the forger to mimic. The forger may practice simulating the true signature before signing the document. A free-hand simulation of a signature is the most common type of forgery.

4. Electronic Manipulation: Electronic manipulation opens a wide range of possibilities for document forgery. Certain editing software is used to copy and alter the text in digital documents.

Indications of Forged Signature

Forgery is making, altering, or possessing a false document intending to commit fraud. Forgery can be creating a false document or changing an authentic one. It is a crime that is classified as a felony by the federal government.

Now, how to spot document forgery? There are some key indicators of forged documentaries in signature verification forensics tests:

• Abrupt Starts and Stops
• Hesitation or Pen lifts
• Consistent Thickness
• Tremors
• Shading
• Slope
• Patching

Why DNA Forensics Laboratory for Signature Verification Test in India?

DNA Forensics Laboratory Pvt. Ltd. (DFL) is among the best and most trusted Indian companies to provide 100% accurate, conclusive, and accredited signature verification tests at competitive prices. We use specialized examination techniques to examine the documents, such as detecting alterations, additions, erasures, and obliterations with experts. Indian courts and many law-enforcement agencies trust us for our credibility. Therein, signature verification forensic tests at DFL can save you from many troubles.

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