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Phoney passports - More documents that aim to deceive( By Douwe Brongers ) |
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issue 4, 2004
Every year, a large number of individuals use fantasy
passports to enter a country of their choice. Airports
across the world have confiscated a diverse assortment of
documents, several of which are discussed in this
article.
Douwe Brongers (1945) spent nearly 40 years with Postbank
and ING in the Netherlands (he last held the position of
Fraud Prevention Advisor). Douwe became involved in
document fraud prevention in the early seventies,
following the emergence of several international cheque
frauds. Since then, he has advised senior management on
the development of new payment products. Douwe has
invented several practical security features, two of
which are patented. |