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22-557: [REDACTED] Look up spoof in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Spoof , spoofs , spoofer , or spoofing may refer to: Forgery of goods or documents Semen , in Australian slang Spoof (game) , a guessing game Spoofing (finance) , a disruptive algorithmic-trading tactic designed to manipulate markets Culture [ edit ] A type of satire, specifically

44-415: A parody , in which an original work is made fun of by creating a similar but altered work. Spoof film (aka parody film), a cinematographic genre Spoofing (anti-piracy measure) , a technique to curb unlawful online downloading Science and technology [ edit ] Biometric spoofing , fooling a biometric identification device DLL spoofing , using an insecure DLL loading routine to load

66-460: A bill of exchange, see section 24 of the Bills of Exchange Act 1882 . False document A false document is a technique by which an author aims to increase verisimilitude in a work of fiction by inventing and inserting or mentioning documents that appear to be factual. The goal of a false document is to convince an audience that what is being presented is factual. A forged document,

88-553: A fine, or to both. Any offence at common law of forgery is abolished. The abolition of a common law offence of forgery does not affect proceedings for any such offence committed before its abolition. Except as regards offences committed before the commencement of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 and except where the context otherwise requires, without prejudice to section 65(4)(a) of that Act, references to forgery must be construed in accordance with

110-472: A malicious DLL file Networking and communications [ edit ] Protocol spoofing , a technique to increase performance in data communications Spoofing attack , the falsifying of data on a telecommunications network ARP spoofing Caller ID spoofing E-mail spoofing IP address spoofing MAC spoofing Referrer spoofing SMS spoofing Spoofed URL Website spoofing See also [ edit ] Meaconing ,

132-468: Is a record or document it is often called a false document . This usage of "forgery" does not derive from metalwork done at a blacksmith's forge , but it has a parallel history. A sense of "to counterfeit " is already in the Anglo-French verb forger , meaning "falsify". A forgery is essentially concerned with a produced or altered object. Where the prime concern of a forgery is less focused on

154-652: Is abolished for all purposes not relating to offences committed before the commencement of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981. Forgery is not an official offence under the law of Scotland, except in cases where statute provides otherwise. The Forgery of Foreign Bills Act 1803 was repealed in 2013. In the Republic of Ireland , forgery is an offence under section 25(1) of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 which provides: A person

176-538: Is defined by section 8, "makes" and "false" by section 9, and "induce" and "prejudice" by section 10. Forgery is triable either way . A person guilty of forgery is liable, on conviction on indictment , to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or, on summary conviction , to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum , or to both. For offences akin to forgery, see English criminal law#Forgery, personation, and cheating . The common law offence of forgery

198-401: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Forgery Forging money or currency is more often called counterfeiting . But consumer goods may also be counterfeits if they are not manufactured or produced by the designated manufacturer or producer given on the label or flagged by the trademark symbol. When the object forged

220-405: Is guilty of forgery if he or she makes a false instrument with the intention that it shall be used to induce another person to accept it as genuine and, by reason of so accepting it, to do some act, or to make some omission, to the prejudice of that person or any other person. A person guilty of forgery is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or to

242-631: Is the forging of Vermeer 's paintings by Han van Meegeren , and in its turn the forging of Van Meegeren's work by his son Jacques van Meegeren . In England and Wales and Northern Ireland , forgery is an offence under section 1 of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 , which provides: A person is guilty of forgery if he makes a false instrument, with the intention that he or another shall use it to induce somebody to accept it as genuine, and by reason of so accepting it to do or not to do some act to his own or any other person’s prejudice. "Instrument"

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264-575: The Zinoviev Letter , helped bring the downfall of the first Labour Government in Britain. Conspiracies within secret intelligence services have occurred more recently, leading Harold Wilson to put in place rules in the 1960s to prevent phone tapping of members of Parliament , for example. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion , purporting to describe a Jewish plan for global domination,

286-603: The amount of the loss, yielding eight years in prison. In Connecticut , forgery in the Third Degree, which is a class B misdemeanor is punishable by up to 6 months in jail, a $ 1000 fine, and probation; forgery in the First Degree, which is a class C felony, is punishable by a maximum 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $ 10,000 fine, or both. As to the effect, in the United Kingdom, of a forged signature on

308-419: The currency. His goal was to pass each bill for its face value in common transactions. He bought lunch, clothes, and lodging in this manner, and after the transactions were complete, his bills fetched many times their face value on the art market. Boggs did not make any money from the much larger art market value of his work, only from reselling the goods bought, the change and receipts and other such materials. He

330-413: The film, while at the same time, Welles tricks the audience by incorporating fake bits of narrative alongside the documentary footage. There is a long history of producers creating tie-in material to promote and merchandise movies and television shows. Tie-in materials as far-ranging as toys, games, lunch boxes, clothing and so on have all been created and, in some cases, generate as much or more revenue as

352-434: The intent to defraud, knowing that he or she has no authority to do so." The written document usually has to be an instrument of legal significance. Punishments for forgery vary widely. In California, forgery for an amount under $ 950 can result in misdemeanor charges and no jail time, while a forgery involving a loss of over $ 500,000 can result in three years in prison for the forgery plus a five-year "conduct enhancement" for

374-585: The interception and rebroadcast of navigation signals Replay attack , a network attack in which transmitted data is fraudulently repeated or delayed Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Spoof . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spoof&oldid=1120790491 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

396-403: The object itself – what it is worth or what it "proves" – than on a tacit statement of criticism that is revealed by the reactions the object provokes in others, then the larger process is a hoax . In a hoax, a rumor or a genuine object planted in a concocted situation, may substitute for a forged physical object. The similar crime of fraud is the crime of deceiving another, including through

418-542: The provisions of that Act. Forgery is an offence under sections 366, 367 and 368 of the Canadian Criminal Code . The offence is a hybrid offence , subject to a maximum prison sentence of: Forgery is a crime in all jurisdictions within the United States , both state and federal. Most states, including California , describe forgery as occurring when a person alters a written document "with

440-593: The use of objects obtained through forgery. Forgery is one of the techniques of fraud, including identity theft . Forgery is one of the threats addressed by security engineering . In the 16th century, imitators of Albrecht Dürer 's style of printmaking improved the market for their own prints by signing them "AD", making them forgeries. In the 20th century the art market made forgeries highly profitable. There are widespread forgeries of especially valued artists, such as drawings originally by Pablo Picasso , Paul Klee , and Henri Matisse . A special case of double forgery

462-521: Was arrested in many countries, and there was much controversy surrounding his work. Orson Welles ' F for Fake is a prime example of a film which is both about falsification ( art forgery and the journalism surrounding art forgery) as well as having falsified moments within the film. The movie follows the exploits of a famous art forger, his biographer Clifford Irving , and the subsequent fake autobiography of Howard Hughes that Irving tries to publish. The issues of veracity and forgery are explored in

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484-486: Was first published in Russia in 1903, translated into multiple languages, and disseminated internationally in the early part of the 20th century. Artist J. S. G. Boggs 's life and work have been extensively explored by author and journalist Lawrence Weschler . Boggs drew currency with exceptional care and accuracy, but he only ever drew one side. He then attempted to buy things with the piece of paper upon which he has drawn

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