期刊名称：Brazilian Journal of Forensic Sciences, Medical Law and Bioethics
电子版ISSN：2237-261X
出版年度：2019
卷号：9
期号：1
页码：53-67
DOI：10.17063/bjfs9(1)y201953
出版社：Instituto Paulista de Estudos Bioéticos e Jurídicos
摘要：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.
