How to, or who can check a documents originality?
How to, or who can check a documents originality?
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tight fart

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3,614 posts

304 months

Sunday 19th July 2015
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How can I go about getting a document checked for originality?
I signed a document about 5 years ago and I'm now taking legal proceedings over the outcome.
The other party have now come up with 2 documents, one I did sign and another that I don't believe
I did, obviously if I can prove they have faked it the case is pretty much over.
At the moment I only have copies in pdf format.
Anybody know how I could get them checked?

Amateurish

8,287 posts

253 months

Sunday 19th July 2015
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Ask to see the original?

marshalla

15,902 posts

232 months

Sunday 19th July 2015
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Depends how they've done it, but there may be some indicators/hints in the PDFs themselves.

Feel free to PM me and I might be able to help or suggest someone who can.

TwistingMyMelon

6,517 posts

236 months

Monday 20th July 2015
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Indeed as above meta data in PDF could help

marshalla

15,902 posts

232 months

Monday 20th July 2015
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TwistingMyMelon said:
Indeed as above meta data in PDF could help
Amongst other things in the PDF.

jonamv8

3,301 posts

197 months

Tuesday 21st July 2015
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My understanding is you can remove or edit metadata

davepoth

29,395 posts

230 months

Tuesday 21st July 2015
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jonamv8 said:
My understanding is you can remove or edit metadata
You can, but in my experience most people are too dumb to use google to find out how. I bet it will be very sloppily done, probably by photocopying your signature and gluing it to a photocopy of the other document. Maybe they used Microsoft Paint to do it if they were feeling clever. First thing I would do is compare the signatures on the two documents to see if they are identical.