General guides and Information

Note about digital fraud with digital copies of identity- and travel documents.

This note is for official use only and cannot be used for consultative procedures.

Awareness guide about the fraudulent use of copy-move in digital copies of identity- and travel documents.

This guide is for official use only and cannot be used for consultative procedures.

Awareness guide about the fraudulent use of digitally inserted elements in identity- and travel documents.

This guide is for official use only and cannot be used for consultative procedures.

Awareness guide about the fraudulent use of collage in digital copies of identity- and travel documents.

This guide is for official use only and cannot be used for consultative procedures.

Guide to metadata and how to use metadata in basic document examination.

This guide is for official use only and cannot be used for consultative procedures.

Awareness guide about the fraudulent use of templates to produce digital copies of travel- and ID documents.

This guide is for official use only and cannot be used for consultative procedures.

Guide to safe handling of digital files to secure original metadata.

This guide is for official use only and cannot be used for consultative procedures.

The following note explores some of the main challenges related to assessing the credibility of civil documents as well as copies of civil documents. The note is not exhaustive and is not meant as a guide for specific cases but rather an introduction to the task in general. The note also reviews a number of countries where fraudulent civil documents are common.

The following guide can be used for the examination of bank statements. The guide is based on which details you should pay attention to when examining the credibility of a bank statement (including spelling errors, transaction patterns and IBAN).

This guide is for official use only and cannot be used for consultative procedures.

The following note describes what QR codes are and how to use them. The note also reflects on the pitfalls of QR codes and their limitations.