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adjl posted...

Mostly as a verification step if a problem shows up later. If Bob signed for the package Joe delivered, then later tries to claim it wasn't delivered, Joe can pull out the signature and compare it to other examples of Bob's handwriting to prove that Bob is lying.

Of course, if Bob intends to lie, there's nothing stopping him from giving a phony signature when the package is delivered, so it's not exactly the most secure system. Still, though, that's the theory.

It's not foolproof either I've seen some good forgeries. Work with a dude that's damn good at it. He just needs a copy of your signature.. he forges the bosses signature on plenty menial daily paperwork she'd rather not be bothered with. But I've seen him do it with others. Dude signed one paper but forgot the other he just forged it for him