Is This Document Real or Fake? Free AI Document Checker for India
Received an offer letter, invoice, ID, or receipt that feels off? Before you pay a fee, share your ID, or accept a job, run it through RakshaAI's AI-powered document checker. We extract every field, flag forgery signals, and cross-check the issuing company's trust score — instantly.
Whether it's a fake job offer letter, a forged ID card, a manipulated invoice, or a counterfeit certificate — our tool helps you verify any document and spot manipulation before it costs you. Upload the file and get your result in seconds.
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How to Spot a Fake Document in 3 Steps
Forging a document takes a scammer minutes with basic photo-editing software. Spotting one takes even less time once you know what to look for.
Check the Letterhead & Branding
Compare the logo, font, and letterhead against the organisation's official website or previous genuine communication. Blurry logos, stretched proportions, and mismatched colour shades are common signs of a copy-pasted forgery.
Check Formatting, Dates & Numbers
Look for inconsistent fonts within the same document, illogical date sequences (an issue date after an expiry date, for example), signatures or stamps with a different background than the page, and personal details that vary slightly between sections.
Use RakshaAI's AI Document Checker
Upload the document above. Our AI extracts every field, flags inconsistencies a human eye can miss, and — when a company is named on the document — cross-checks that company's website trust signals in seconds.
Document Fraud in India
India's Overall Cyber Fraud Picture (2025)
India recorded 28.15 lakh cybercrime cases in 2025 — a 24% jump from 22.68 lakh in 2024 — with total reported losses of ₹22,495 crore, per Ministry of Home Affairs data presented to the Lok Sabha in February 2026. Investment fraud alone accounted for 76% of financial losses, while "digital arrest" scams — which rely on forged legal notices, fake arrest warrants, and counterfeit police IDs — made up 9%. The government's Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting System has helped recover ₹7,130 crore across more than 23 lakh complaints since it launched in 2021.
Source: Ministry of Home Affairs data via The Print, February 2026
Fake Invoice & GST Fraud
India's tax authorities detected 15,283 fake-invoice input tax credit (ITC) fraud cases worth ₹58,772 crore in FY 2024–25, and a further 24,109 cases worth ₹41,664 crore up to October 2025. The same forged-invoice tactics — mismatched vendor details, shell-company letterheads, and altered payment instructions — are used against individual businesses and freelancers every day.
Forged ID Cards
Delhi Police's cyber cell has busted online rackets selling computer-generated Aadhaar, PAN, and voter ID cards on demand — in one case, the QR code on the fake Aadhaar simply echoed whatever details the buyer typed in, rather than linking to the real UIDAI database. A separate raid on a single physical shop seized 121 fake Aadhaar cards, 73 PAN cards (some with counterfeit holograms), and 181 voter ID cards, underlining how easily a convincing-looking document can be manufactured.
Source: ANI News, Delhi Police identity card racket bust · Free Press Journal
Fake Job Offer Letters
Fake offer letters impersonating major Indian IT employers are common enough that companies now run dedicated warning pages. TCS states it never asks candidates for any payment or security deposit at any stage of recruitment, and Infosys maintains a similar official recruitment fraud alert. A fee request tied to an offer letter is, by the employer's own account, proof the letter is fake.
Source: TCS Recruitment Fraud Alert · Infosys Recruitment Fraud Alert
These figures make one thing clear: a convincing logo and letterhead are no longer proof that a document is genuine. Verifying before you pay, sign, or share is common sense, not paranoia.
Common Document Scam Types in India
From fake job offers to forged ID cards, document fraud takes many forms. Here are the six types RakshaAI's users report most often.
Fake Job Offer Letters
Scammers copy a real company's logo and letterhead, run a fake interview over chat or a personal number, then send an appointment letter demanding a "registration" or "security deposit" fee. Major Indian IT employers, including TCS and Infosys, run official recruitment fraud alert pages confirming they never charge a fee at any stage of hiring — a fee request alone is enough to call the offer fake.
Forged ID Cards
Fraud rings sell computer-generated Aadhaar, PAN, and voter ID cards online. In one Delhi Police case, a site let users generate fake Aadhaar cards with a QR code that simply echoed the typed-in details instead of linking to the real UIDAI database.
Fake GST & Vendor Invoices
Shell firms issue invoices for goods or services that were never delivered, or genuine-looking vendor invoices are altered to redirect payment to a fraudster's account. India's tax authorities flagged over 15,000 fake-invoice ITC fraud cases worth ₹58,772 crore in a single year.
Forged Certificates & Marksheets
Fake degree, diploma, and marksheet rackets produce convincing academic documents for a fee, often used to pad resumes or claim scholarships. Indian authorities have periodically busted forgery networks producing fake educational certificates at scale.
Fake Rental & Property Documents
Fraudsters present forged rent agreements, ownership papers, or NOC letters to collect advance deposits for properties they don't own or that don't exist. Mismatched stamps, missing registration numbers, and inconsistent dates are common tells.
Fake Government Notices
Fraudulent notices impersonating income tax, EPFO, courts, or police departments pressure victims into paying "fines" or sharing ID copies. This tactic underpins "digital arrest" scams, which the Ministry of Home Affairs attributes 9% of India's 2025 cyber-fraud losses to. Genuine government notices never demand instant UPI payment or threaten immediate arrest by phone.
The Golden Rule — याद रखें
No genuine employer, bank, or government office ever asks you to pay a fee to receive, activate, or process a document. If a document demands payment before you get something in return, treat it as fraud.
4 Steps From Document to Answer
Four simple steps — takes seconds to know if a document is safe to trust.
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Drag and drop or select a JPG, PNG, WEBP, or PDF file up to 15MB. No account or sign-up required.
AI Extracts Every Field
Vision AI reads names, dates, amounts, addresses, ID numbers, and signatures directly from the document image.
Forgery & Consistency Scan
The document is checked for logical inconsistencies, missing branding, digitally inserted signatures, and manipulation clues.
Company Trust Cross-Check
If a company is named, we cross-check its website trust score so you know who you're really dealing with.
What Documents Can You Check?
RakshaAI reads whatever's on the page and adapts its field extraction to the document type.
Offer & Appointment Letters
Extracts company name, role, salary, joining date, and signatory details.
ID Cards
Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID, passport — reads name, DOB, ID number, and validity dates.
Invoices & Receipts
Reads vendor details, amounts, GST numbers, and transaction dates.
Certificates & Marksheets
Reads institute, board, result, and passing year for each qualification listed.
Accepted formats: JPG, PNG, WEBP, or PDF, up to 15MB. Multi-page documents and documents with several sections (like a resume with education, experience, and ID details) are all supported.
Red Flags That Signal a Forged Document
Even before running a document through the checker, these signs should make you pause.
Visual & Design Inconsistencies
- Blurry or stretched logo that doesn't match the official one
- Multiple fonts used for what should be uniform text
- Signatures or stamps that look digitally pasted with a different background
Content & Logic Errors
- Issue date that comes after the expiry or joining date
- Personal details (name, address, DOB) that vary slightly across the same document
- Generic email domains (gmail.com, yahoo.com) used for official company communication
Pressure & Payment Requests
- A fee demanded before you can "activate" the offer, certificate, or refund
- Urgency to pay or respond within a few hours to avoid "losing" the opportunity
- Payment requested via personal UPI ID rather than an official company account
Verification Gaps
- No way to independently confirm the document on the organisation's official website
- QR codes that don't scan to an official government or company page
- Reluctance from the sender to verify over a company-listed phone number or email
What to Do If You Received a Fake Document
Acting quickly limits the damage — here's exactly what to do.
Don't Pay, Don't Share
Stop immediately. Do not pay any "registration," "security deposit," or "processing" fee, and do not share OTPs, ID copies, or bank details based on the document alone — no legitimate employer, bank, or government office asks for money to issue a document.
Verify Through an Official Channel
Never call the phone number printed on the suspicious document. Instead, look up the organisation's official website or customer care number independently and confirm whether the offer, invoice, or notice is genuine.
Report to Cybercrime Helpline 1930
Call India's National Cybercrime Reporting Helpline 1930 or file a complaint at cybercrime.gov.in. Provide the document, any payment details already shared, and communication records (calls, emails, messages) with the fraudster.
Alert the Impersonated Organisation
If a real company or government body's name was used, inform their official grievance or HR email so they can warn other candidates or customers and, where relevant, pursue legal action against the fraudster.
Report It on RakshaAI
Report the fake document, phone number, or UPI ID through RakshaAI so it's added to our database, helping the next person who searches the same company or checks the same document.
Frequently Asked Questions
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