What makes a document suspect?

• A. Signs of a fraudulent document include: the size of the document, poor paper quality, missing or incorrect watermarks, and spelling mistakes can all indicate that a document may be suspect.
• B. The document is printed in color
• C. The document has a hologram
• D. If it is written in English

Answer: (A)

Red flags in how a document is made and written signal that it may be suspect. The most telling cues are physical and textual irregularities that shouldn’t appear in a legitimate document: unusual document size, poor paper quality, watermarks that are missing or don’t match the issuing authority, and spelling mistakes. These signs suggest tampering, forgery, or low-quality reproduction, which is why they raise suspicion. Color printing or a hologram aren’t definitive proof of fraud—they’re common security features that can appear legitimately or be faked. So they don’t by themselves establish that a document is fraudulent; what matters is noticing multiple irregularities and, ideally, verifying against trusted official characteristics.