Investigation of Frauds in Signature Rubber-Stamps

• Autor(a) principal: Vivekkumar Mangilal Chayal
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Rakesh Rawal, Deepak Raj Handa, Vijay Verma, Himanshu A. Pandya
• Tipo de documento: Artigo Outros
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Forensic Sciences, Medical Law and Bioethics
• Texto Completo: https://www.ipebj.com.br/bjfs/index.php/bjfs/article/view/769
• topic: Bank fraud; Forensic sciences; Questioned documents; Signature rubber-stamp

In the 21st century, new digital electronic technologies like computer, scanner, digital camera, computerized photo-stat machines and different types of printers, editing soft-wares are used, which can be utilize to commit document frauds. Rubber-stamps are used as an official seal describing government, private officer’s designation, department information etc. They sometimes use rubber-stamp for authentication, certification or verification of original documents. Fraudster uses digital technology to develop imitation of ‘signature rubber-stamp’ to perform white caller crime. Such rubber-stamps containing ‘Signatures’ and utilize it for committing crime by applying on documents. This is a case study, which defines a specific modus operandi used by fraudsters in India. Authors have investigated such modus operandi of fraud, which is very difficult to identify by a layman. This type of modus operandi could only be detected with the scientific instrument namely VSC-6000/HS with different functionality. The main aim of this research work is to develop simple, rapid, sensitive, eco-friendly and non-destructive method to identify signatures applied with rubber-stamps. The research in such field will be directly beneficial to society, financial institutions, law enforcement agencies which give additional motivation to do research for examination of questioned documents.