A passport obtained from an authorized issuer by providing false information may also be considered fake. Its purpose is to be used deceptively as if it were a legitimate travel or identity document. Such counterfeits are copies of genuine passports, or illicitly modified genuine passports made by unauthorized persons, sometimes called cobblers. CBP Office of Field Operations agent checking the authenticity of a travel document at an international airport using a stereo microscope The Red Cross identity document Adolf Eichmann used to enter Argentina under the fake name Ricardo Klement in 1950, issued by the Italian delegation of the Red Cross of GenevaĪ fake passport is a counterfeit of a passport (or other travel document) issued by a nation or authorised agency. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( February 2008) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. This article possibly contains original research.
