Outline of forgery
The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to forgery: Forgery – process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive. == Types of forgery == Archaeological forgery Art forgery Black propaganda — false information and material that purports to be from a source on one side of a conflict, but is actually from the opposing side Counterfeiting Counterfeit money — types of counterfeit coins include the cliché forgery, the fourrée and the slug Counterfeit consumer goods Counterfeit medication Counterfeit watches Unapproved aircraft parts Watered stock Forgery as a covert operation Identity document forgery Fake passport Literary forgery Fake memoirs Pseudopigraphy — the false attribution of a work, not always as an act of forgery Musical forgery — music allegedly written by composers of past eras, but actually composed later by someone else Philatelic forgery — fake stamps produced to defraud stamp collectors Signature forgery == Legality of forgery == === Kenya === Forgery of Foreign Bills Act 1803 Forgery Act 1830 Forgery, Abolition of Punishment of Death Act 1832 Forgery Act 1837 Forgery Act 1861 Forgery Act 1870 Forgery Act 1913 Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 === International === Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Council of Europe Convention on the Counterfeiting of Medical Products === Related offences === Phishing — impersonating a reputable organization via electronic media, which often involves creating a replica of a trustworthy website Uttering — knowingly passing on a forgery with the intent to defraud == Detection and prevention of forgery == === Anti-counterfeiting agencies and organisations === Authentics Foundation — an international non-governmental organization that raises public awareness of counterfeits Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group — an international group of central banks that investigates emerging threats to the security of banknotes Counterfeit Coin Bulletin — a now-defunct publication of the American Numismatic Association Alliance Against Counterfeit Spirits — the trade association for the worldwide spirit industry's protection against counterfeit produce Philatelic Foundation — a major source of authentication for rare and valuable postage stamps United States Secret Service — the agency responsible for the prevention and investigation of counterfeit U.S. currency Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors — a program that offers accreditation to wholesale pharmaceutical distribution facilities === Tools and techniques === Authentication — the act of confirming the truth of an attribute of a single piece of data claimed to be true by an entity.