Editing Counterfeit (section)

==Counterfeiting of documents==
{{Main|Forgery}}
[[Image:CBP checking authenticity of a travel document.jpg|thumb|U.S. [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|CBP]] [[CBP Office of Field Operations|Office of Field Operations]] agent checking the [[Authentication|authenticity]] of a [[travel document]] at an [[international airport]] using a [[stereo microscope]]]]

[[Forgery]] is the process of making [[facsimile]]s or adapting documents with the intention to deceive. It is a form of [[fraud]], and is often a key technique in the execution of [[identity theft]]. [[Uttering]] is a term in United States law for the forgery of non-official documents, such as a trucking company's time and weight logs.

[[Questioned document examination]] is a scientific process for investigating many aspects of various documents, and is often used to examine the provenance and verity of a suspected forgery. [[Security printing]] is a [[printing]] industry specialty, focused on creating legal documents which are difficult to forge.