fake documents
Counterfeit official records
Fake documents are forged or falsified papers presented as authentic—counterfeit passports, diplomas, identification cards, or certificates.
The term covers documents created from scratch and genuine documents altered to deceive: He was caught with fake documents at the border.
Fake documents enable identity fraud, illegal immigration, and various scams.
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- identity theftStealing personal data criminally
- identity fraudFalsely claiming another's credentials
- social security cardDocument proving benefit eligibility
- bank statementPeriodic financial account summary
paper trail · fraud · forgery · white collar crime · watermark · birth certificate · false papers · seal · paper · stamp · notary · digital editing · hologram · security features · visa · green card · deed · diploma
- fakesfakes, counterfeits, imitation, imitations, replica
- black marketblack market, illegal trade, smugglers, contraband, traffickers
- contrabandheroin, cocaine, narcotics, illegal drugs, illicit drugs
- document frauddocument fraud, falsification, forged signatures, signature forgery, forgery
- scamsscam, scams, fraud, frauds, swindle
- property fraudmortgage fraud, deed fraud, foreclosure fraud, real estate scam, title theft