Sanctions evasion networks rely heavily on altered paperwork to slip restricted cargo past border security. Document forensics utilizes digital inspection tools to uncover physical and code-level file manipulation:
  • Metadata Examination: Extracting hidden EXIF and XML tags inside PDF or image files. This reveals the original author, creation timestamps, and the specific editing software used (e.g., Photoshop or Acrobat Pro) to alter the document long after its official issuance date.
  • Graphical and Typographical Analysis: Using image processing to flag copy-pasted corporate seals, inconsistent pixelation, mismatched font styles, and misaligned text lines—clear signs of a template manipulation fraud.
  • Error Level Analysis (ELA): Running digital contrast scans to identify varied compression rates across a single PDF page, proving that text blocks (such as destination addresses or unit values) were artificially edited or overlaid.
PreviousNext