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Re:Begin Japanology – Name Seals / Hanko (2006) [video] by thwg on Monday May 13, 2019 @09:37AM (#19899070)
A few years ago there was a case in China. Someone forged documents in the name of a mayor, using a seal with the mayor's name on it. The authorities later found it fake because the mayor used a different seal design. (Just a random detail in a complicated lawsuit.)

It would have been difficult if nobody else had seen his real seal though.

Re:Begin Japanology – Name Seals / Hanko (2006) [video] by bruxis on Monday May 13, 2019 @10:23AM (#19899505)
For important hanko seals used in Japan (for business, loans, etc.) they are registered with the local ward office so that wouldn't be an issue.