Document Fraud

Forged bank statements, fake IDs, AI-generated pay stubs. How they're made, why they slip through, and how to catch them.

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How to Spot a Fake Voided Check

How to spot a fake voided check using file history, routing match, and account control. A VOID mark misses edited and generated files.

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Document Verification vs Document Fraud Detection: The Difference

Verification reads the page and matches the applicant. Fraud detection reads the file. What each misses, how to evaluate each, and when you need both.

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PDF Metadata Analysis: How to Check a Document for Tampering

PDF metadata analysis for fraud detection: Info dictionary, XMP, timestamps, producer strings, incremental updates, and what each can and cannot prove.

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How to Spot Fake Financial Statements in Business Lending

How to spot fake financial statements in SMB lending and KYB: inflated revenue, fake auditor letters, 4506-C and bank reconciliation, six file checks.

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How to Spot a Fake Certificate of Insurance (COI)

How to spot a fake certificate of insurance: why an ACORD 25 confers no rights, the tells that survive, carrier and NAIC lookups, and the six file checks.

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How to Spot a Fake Lease Agreement

How to spot a fake lease agreement in KYC, mortgage, and KYB review: landlord, date, rent, and disclosure tells, plus the six file checks that settle it.

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How to Spot a Fake Proof of Funds Letter

How to spot a fake proof of funds letter in lending, real estate, and escrow: the tells that work, the six file checks, and how to verify with the bank.

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How to Spot a Fake EIN Confirmation Letter (IRS CP 575)

How to spot a fake EIN confirmation letter: what a real CP 575 or 147C contains, the tells that survive, IRS TIN Matching limits, and the six file checks.