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Famous Forgeries: The Scam, the Scammers and the Scammed
Presented by Terry Antoniewicz
Famous forgeries are fraudulent creations or alterations of documents, artworks, or artifacts that deceive or mislead others. Learn of a few of the famous ones in this program.
Tuesday, Jul 29 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Persons of interest, that the presenter will delve into, range from Abraham Lincoln's nephew who forged and sold his uncle's signature, the Bixby Letters, Clifford Irving and the Howard Hughes' autobiography, Mark Hofman and the forged creations for the Church of the Latter Day Saints, Antique Smith, the Jack the Ripper Diary, as well as a signature collector who could forge a president's signature so well even the president could not tell the difference and more.
This program will give background on what was needed for the forgers to create their documents and what tripped the forgers up, the kind of info that lovers of who-dun-it mysteries appreciate.
Presenter: Terry Antoniewicz is a professional handwriting analyst who has lectured in the United States and Canada for thirty years. She has worked with law enforcement agencies analyzing documents for forgery.
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