Printing Gift Vouchers that can't be Faked
Unfortunately, printing gift vouchers is easier than it is ever been for forgers. Old-style gift vouchers were oftentimes printed on widely-available paper and filled in by hand. While printing gift vouchers that duplicated the company's logos and fonts may once have been a very complex task, doing so today only requires a cheap printer and photo editing software. Gift vouchers today should be equipped with all the security that cheques enjoy
Paper stock can contain a watermark, a very popular and effective means of determining authenticity. Watermarks are incredibly difficult to forge as they're ingrained in the paper itself. If one needs to verify authenticity this way, all they have to do is hold the paper up to a light so they can see that the stock is legitimate. Imbedded marks provide security in a similar fashion. These marks are only visible when the paper is held at an angle. These are one of the most popular means by which sensitive documents are secured today.
Erasing ink usually involves working with a solvent. In the past, when printers worked to make certain their inks stayed in place no matter what conditions to which the paper was exposed, this made it much easier for forgers to use a solvent to erase the original amounts for which the gift voucher was written and to fill in their own. Printing gift vouchers with special inks eliminates this threat. When solvents are applied, these inks instantly begin to bleed. There are few ways in which an attempt at forgery could be made more apparent. Any cashier who is presented with such a voucher will immediately see that something has been tampered with and that the document is suspect from the start. More often than not, the voucher will be rendered so defaced that it cannot be used.
Other devices used to provide security when printing gift vouchers include holograms, invisible markings produced with ultra-violet sensitive inks and printing that will deface any photocopy a forger attempts to make of the original gift voucher.
Printing gift vouchers is one of the most popular forms of advertising as it not only promotes the store, it ensures a purpose. To ensure that the purchase is only for the amount for which the voucher was originally written, security devices are more important than ever, especially in an age when simple gift vouchers take seconds to forge
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