counterfeiter
Prints fake bills
A counterfeiter is someone who makes fraudulent copies of something valuable—typically currency, but also documents, artwork, or branded goods.
The word emphasizes deliberate deception for profit: The counterfeiter had been producing fake twenties for years.
Unlike a forger, who imitates signatures or documents, a counterfeiter usually reproduces items meant for circulation.
One who fakes documents
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
- falsifierOne who distorts truth
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
racketeer · trafficker · smuggler · fence · passer · distributor · engraver · printer
Reproducing text mechanically
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- platesFlat eating dishes
- pressesPushes or flattens
- mintingProducing official currency
watermark · security features · serial numbers · hologram · intaglio · offset · bleaching · washing
Counterfeit or fraudulent
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- spuriousFalse though appearing genuine
- forgedMade by smithing, or faked
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
fake · knockoff · replica · imitation · ersatz · pseudo · sham · bootleg
Creating fraudulent imitations
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- felonySerious criminal offense
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
conviction · incarceration · penalty · smuggling · racketeering · laundering · conspiracy · trafficking
forger
One who fakes documents
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
- falsifierOne who distorts truth
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
swindler · racketeer · trafficker · smuggler · fence · passer · distributor · engraver · printer · operator
printing
Reproducing text mechanically
minting · watermark · security features · serial numbers · hologram · intaglio · offset · bleaching · washing · template
bogus
Counterfeit or fraudulent
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- spuriousFalse though appearing genuine
- forgedMade by smithing, or faked
fraudulent · fake · knockoff · replica · imitation · ersatz · pseudo · sham · bootleg · unauthorized
forgery
Creating fraudulent imitations
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- felonySerious criminal offense
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
indictment · conviction · incarceration · penalty · smuggling · racketeering · laundering · conspiracy · trafficking · arrest
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
scam · trickery · subterfuge · duplicity · misrepresentation · imposture · chicanery · guile · artifice · pretense
banknotes
Paper currency notes
bills · denominations · treasury · greenback · fifties · twenties · euros · pounds · pesos · yuan
- Crookscrook, swindler, fraudster, embezzler, con artist
- deceiversliar, liars, deceiver, fraud, fake
- Imitatorsimitator, mimic, copycat, impersonator, clone
- lawbreakersthief, robber, burglar, vandal, smuggler
- Outlawsoutlaw, bandit, desperado, highwayman, robber
- rule breakersrulebreaker, transgressor, violator, offender, lawbreaker
counterfeiterauthenticator
Identity verification tool
fraud investigator · Secret Service agent · verifier · appraiser
- counterfeit checksFalsified bank payment orders
- counterfeit moneyFraudulent imitation of currency
- counterfeit billsIllegally reproduced currency
- counterfeit goodsFraudulent imitation merchandise
- counterfeit currencyImitation money made illegally
- counterfeit documentsFalsified official paperwork
counterfeit, counterfeiting, counterfeited, counterfeits, counterfeiters