body: Consider this
  
  
  1. An American uses a fake scan of a Canadian passport over the internet to open an offshore bank account
  2. The account is never used
  3. No quantifiable damages are incurred
  
  
  Is the American liable for criminal fraud?
  
  
  Also which federal agency would prosecute? The Diplomatic Service seems to only handle fraud of US passports, and only in immigration, drugs, terrorism and related crimes.
  
  
  
title: Does 18 U.S. Code § 1543 apply to foreign passports?