False authentication feature

False authentication feature means "an authentication feature that &mdash;


 * (A) is genuine in origin, but, without the authorization of the issuing authority, has been tampered with or altered for purposes of deceit;
 * (B) is genuine, but has been distributed, or is intended for distribution, without the authorization of the issuing authority and not in connection with a lawfully made identification document, document-making implement, or means of identification to which such authentication feature is intended to be affixed or embedded by the respective issuing authority; or
 * (C) appears to be genuine, but is not."