| Summary: | Land administration in Peninsular Malaysia emphasizes "registration is everything". This principle is used to protect the interests of registered proprietor. Section 340 of the National Land Code 1965 is the cornerstone of registration and indeafeasibility of title except it is proven that the title is derived from fraudulent and forgery activities. The aim of this study is to examine the profile criteria of a document involved in the agenda of fraud and forgery during the registration of land dealings. The selected research design is the qualitative research through case study and interview. There were 30 case studies collected from the Division of Title Registration, Federal Territories Director of Land and Mines Office and analyzed using content analysis method. 20 experienced people were selected as respondents for the interview and the data gained from the interview sessions was analyzed using descriptive analysis. The findings reveal that there are 11 types of documents often involved in fraud and forgery during the registration process of land dealings and the three main documents can be categorized as having a high risk profile in registration are land title, Form 14A and copy of identity card. Therefore, it is proposed that these high risk documents should be part of the verification process as an improvement in the existing land title registration system. Hence, it will assist the land registrar to prevent any attempt of fraud and forgery at the pre-registration stage.
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