Bertino Forensics C10 Handwriting analysis, forgery and fraudulence Free Essay Example

exemplar

A document of known authorship that is being compared to a document of unknown authorship is called a(n)

Secret Service
US Treasury

organization that also deals with counterfeiting cases

cotton and linen (rag fiber)

FISH

Forensic Information System for Handwriting. The handwriting database that is repository for threatening correspondence from federal agencies.

The best exemplars are:

Previously written letters, diaries, etc

Micro-spectrophotometry

Biometric signature pad

This device is used to identify handwriting based on speed, pressure and rhythm.

fraudulence

When forgery is done for material gain like money.

feel

The easiest way to tell if a $10 bill is real is by the ____.

Three steps of handwriting analysis

Check Forgery

27 million fake checks are cashed everyday
-ordering another checks from a deposit slip
-altering a check
-creating a check from scratch

preventing check forgery

print on chemically sensitive paper
-multiple color patterns
-embedded fibers in checks that glow under certain lighting
-microprinting

Literary Forgery

Examples of Counterfeiting

-currency
-travelers checks
-food stamps
-certain bonds
-postage stamps
crime stretching back into ancient times

iodine and cellulose/starch

What two chemicals react in a counterfeit pen

security features on a 100 dollar bill

Security thread, color shifting ink, microprinting, watermark, 3D security ribbon, raised printing

document expert

A person who scientifically analyses handwriting

questioned document

Any signature, handwriting, typewriting, or other written mark whose source or authenticity is in dispute or uncertain

graphologist

A person who uses the physical characteristics and patterns of handwriting to evaluate the personality of the writer. Pseudoscience.

factors that effect handwriting

Writing instrument, age, mood, fatigue and how hurried the writer is.

Bruno Richard Haupmann

Sentenced to prison for the kidnapping of the
Lindberg baby. Ransom notes were used to convict him.

counterfeiting

The making or distributing of fake money.

Hitler diaries

literary forgery originally thought to be the authentic diaries of Adolph Hitler

check washing

chemical alterations of check to removing ink, usually in order to pass fraudulent checks for money.

document analysis

the examination of questioned documents with known material for a variety of analyses, such as authenticity, alterations, erasures, and obliterations

Mark Hofmann

A document dealer and master forger who forged many famous authors including Emily Dickinson, Abraham Lincoln, and Mark Twain. He also was a bomber who killed several people and then injured himself.

counterfeiting pen

a pen that contains iodine, which reacts with starch in paper and turns a dark brown color. If starch is not present it remains amber.