How to Spot Fake Pay Stubs: A Guide for Lenders and Landlords
Fake pay stubs cost lenders and landlords real money because they're cheap to make and rarely checked. Here's what generated stubs get wrong, and the checks that catch them in minutes.
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Fake pay stubs cost lenders and landlords real money because they're cheap to make and rarely checked. Here's what generated stubs get wrong, and the checks that catch them in minutes.
Most documents don't need a forensic exam — but almost all deserve 30 seconds of honest attention. The three-part habit that stops you from ever saying 'it looked fine.'
The nine warning signs accounts-payable teams see over and over in fraudulent invoices — and the two-minute checks that catch each one before payment goes out.
Screenshots became the default 'proof' people submit — and they're the easiest forgery there is. Why a picture of a screen should count for so little, and how fakes give themselves away.
'Document fraud' means something different in freight, lending, insurance, and HR. Where the risk concentrates by industry — and why the forgery technique should decide your defense.
Invoice fraud targets the buyer; purchase order fraud targets the supplier. An illustrative look at how a fake PO ships goods on credit that will never be paid for — and where it breaks.