A signature made without the person knowing of or consenting to it. Forgery is a crime when it includes the representation of handwriting of another and the act of uttering as true and genuine any forged writing knowing the same to be forged with intent to prejudice, damage, and defraud any person. Crime of forgery is committed when one makes or passes a false instrument with the intent to defraud, and the element of loss or detriment is immaterial. Proving it involves reviwing the totality of the law regarding the facts in evidence. This includes the signatures, a competent analysis of the signatures and an understanding of the law as it applies to the case.
Forgery is a crime.
When it involves your signature it is the theft of your identity. It is not to be accepted or tolerated and you are legally protected from it. Understand the law. Although a true forgery is a crime not every crime is actionable or subject to prosecution. Generally when the forgery involves substatianl amounts of money, or proerty and the crime meets the established threshold of the law.