Recent situations of identity theft and impersonation
Although all criminal offenses is traumatic to someone on some level, cases of identity theft and impersonation hit their victims hard, in some cases financially, sometimes in terms of feeling vulnerable and sometimes their reputation suffers. If someone violates your name to take part in activities, it can be not only annoying, but cruel, and especially if you were specifically targeted. Even though lots of scammers will simply grab and use the resources of any individual they can get their hands on, some have loftier ambitions and identify higher profile victims to take advantage of. In these cases fraudsters can stand to make a whole lot more from their strategy due to the higher stakes, but there are also hefty penalties if you are found or arrested of using someone else’s name for criminal purposes. Here are a couple of people who were charged for this class of crime in the previous year.
In an age where most people has a social media profile, one may imagine that it must be incredibly hard to impersonate someone, considering that the web has an extensive record of what people look like, the places they travel, what sort of hobbies and clothes they like, and a good deal of other information that should make it possible for an ordinary observer to distinguish a fake from the real thing. But bear in mind if you create an utterly fictional member of a family, who would therefore have no such historical past, then it turns out to be quite challenging for anybody not greatly familiarized with the real family to pick out the deception. This was what happened when a Turkish man was arrested for becoming ‘Dalya Ofer’ online, and utilising the name of an up and running business family to leverage deals to his very own advantage.
If you are preparing to deceive somebody, it might possibly be an effective idea not to aim for an individual intensely involved in security, but this is exactly what Peter Locsin, a Philippines national, is accused of doing. The 35 year old purportedly obtained personal details including dates of birth, Social Security numbers, address and work history of a multitude of victims. These purportedly comprise of the director of a huge intelligence service, as well as a famous socialite and entertainer and a Chief Executive Officer of a multinational corporation. He then allegedly made an attempt to acquire access to these peoples’ bank accounts and credit cards, which presumably would have been quite the scheme if it were not brought to court.
In some cases impersonation brings access to not merely money, but to a bit of power as well. James Ochiche was proven guilty of impersonating the state Commandant of Nigeria Peace Corps, which the arrested legal team is appealing. Supposedly as well as other perks of the job, the imposter amassed joining fees for recruitment into service from unaware members of the public.
