The ForgeMaster

The ForgeMaster is made up of three (3) parts: first, an ultra-high-resolution scanner; second, a computer that runs the ForgeMaster software; and third, a robotic arm.

Let’s say you want to forge someone’s signature, but you want to do it flawlessly. First, you must obtain a sample of that person’s signature. Then you have to run it through the scanner. The scanned data is then processed by the ForgeMaster software.

The ForgeMaster software takes a very close look at the signature, and it identifies first which type of pen was used to create that mark. It examines the characteristics of the pen stroke and the physical make-up of the ink used, and compares it to its database of known pens around the world, and selects the closest pen that could have produced such a mark. Then again, using the characteristics of the pen stroke, it determines whether the pen was held by the right or by the left hand, and at what angle the pen was held. And by also examining the microscopic indentations on the paper, it could calculate how heavy the hand that made the mark was.

Third, all this data is processed into commands, which the computer sends to the robotic arm. The arm will be the one to duplicate the signature. Once the software gives you the exact (or the closest) pen that wrote the signature, you have to obtain the same pen and place it on the arm. The arm will adjust the angle of the pen, and will simulate the weight of the hand as calculated by the software. Place a piece of paper under the pen, click on “Forge Now” and there you have it – instant forgery.

To add authenticity to the forgery, the ForgeMaster software includes the “variation feature”. Let’s say that you have three (3) sample signatures, and you run all of them through the scanner. The ForgeMaster software uses an algorithm that calculates the very slight overall differences among the signatures’ strokes, which are really natural variations of the same signature by the same hand. In creating a new signature, the robotic arm will make use of this natural variation and come up with a signature that is not exactly identical with the previous three signatures, but which resembles all three as a natural variant.

The ForgeMaster is so accurate that even John Hancock himself would not be able to tell his own signature apart from a forgery. Just be ready for six months and one day to six years of prison, plus a fine of not more than P5000, if you get caught (according to Art. 172 of the Revised Penal Code).