Document Frauds: Identification and Linking Fake Document to Scanners and Printers

Abstract

With the advent of cheap and sophisticated scanning and printing technologies, the document frauds are on rise. Generating fraudulent document using a scanner and printer for malicious and unlawful gain has seen a paradigm shift. In this paper, we propose a new method for the problem of detecting a fraudulent document and then fixing it to color laser printers or color inkjet printers. For each printer in question study has found characteristics specific to printing technology and same varies among same model, same company printers. For the forensic purpose the linking of a document to a scanner/printer and printing technology is extremely useful.