### Question
Can you define what counterfeit access device means?


### Answer
**Counterfeit access device** is defined as the following in *18 U.S.C. § 1029*:

> any access device that is counterfeit, fictitious, altered, or forged, or an identifiable component of an access device or a counterfeit access device

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 1029*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 47-FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS**

