Document verification guides
Last updated: 2026-05-21
Practical, no-jargon guides to checking whether a document is genuine — and spotting the edits a forger leaves behind. Each guide walks through checks you can run yourself, then where forensic verification picks up what the eye misses.
How to spot a fake bank statement: 7 checks
Seven fast checks to spot a forged or edited bank statement.
Read →How to verify a bank transfer confirmation and spot a fake
Check a transfer receipt for edits before you ship goods or release funds.
Read →How to spot a fake pay stub or proof of income
Verify a pay stub or income document before approving a loan or lease.
Read →How to spot a fake or altered invoice
Catch altered totals, fake suppliers and edited PDFs before you pay.
Read →Document fraud in lending: how to catch fake statements and payslips
How forged statements and payslips slip through loan checks — and how to stop them.
Read →Tenant document verification: a landlord's checklist
A checklist to verify a prospective tenant's income and bank documents.
Read →How AI fakes documents — and how to catch it
Why AI-made fakes beat the eye — and which forensic checks still catch them.
Read →How to spot a fake utility bill
Proof-of-address checks: provider details, account consistency, metadata and edit traces.
Read →How to verify an employment letter
Employer existence, signer identity, metadata and cross-checks against pay and deposits.
Read →How to spot a fake receipt
Six checks for refund, expense and proof-of-purchase receipts: merchant, math, metadata.
Read →Document fraud in hiring: an HR checklist
A practical checklist for verifying candidate documents before the offer goes out.
Read →Document fraud checks for finance teams
Practical checks against fake invoices, swapped bank details and padded expenses.
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