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It said this includes mandating tech firms ban those who post scams and prevent them from creating new accounts, as well as those who impersonate real businesses.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

For example, they can be trained to impersonate someone.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

Detectives believe someone used the elder Hou’s cellphone to impersonate him for more than a month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

Indians who were later freed from compounds told police they sometimes received coaching in acting and regional accents to better impersonate law enforcement officers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

If I tried to impersonate a British person, like that, Libby would tell me I’m working too hard and ruining the scene.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

This can occur when a company impersonates an airline’s customer-service number or site, often by buying a sponsored ad on a search platform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

Worries about AI stretch back nearly a hundred years to the film Metropolis, in which a robot impersonates a real woman.

From BBC ● May 25, 2025

With Thursday’s criminal complaint containing allegations of phone conversations in which Mizuhara actually impersonates Ohtani to gain access to the money, I believe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024

An X account called “Mossad Commentary,” which impersonates Israel’s intelligence agency, made such a claim in a post on Monday at 3:49 a.m.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2024

Throughout his despatches, he always seems to feel that he impersonates his country; and the gravity and weight of his style are as admirable as its simplicity and majestic ease.

From The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Daniel Webster

Also charged in the case was Kimberley Pifer, who allegedly impersonated Jett and married Von Ferdinand using Jett’s name, according to Stephan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Campbell appealed, saying one of her fellow trustees, lawyer Bianka Hellmich, forged her signature and impersonated her using a fake email address to misdirect money that was intended for the charity.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Scammers have long impersonated government agencies to send fake law-enforcement requests, and such tricks aren’t especially difficult to pull off, said Conor Freeman, an Irish cybersecurity researcher who has been tracking the Revolut hack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

In San Diego, attorneys working for the city have been impersonated by scammers.

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

He supposed it made sense in hindsight that a nightmare had impersonated the truth, then settled in his mind.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

On October 14, MBL and NRK had also threatened to sue Meta, accusing the American giant of profiting from fraudulent advertisements impersonating them in order to defraud internet users.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Their younger brother, Tillotson, meanwhile, incites mayhem among local churchgoers by impersonating an angel, much to his sisters’ dismay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Since then many more women have come forward to say they were victims of Love’s schemes, which often involved him impersonating a San Francisco 49ers player.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The fabricated content appeared on X in posts impersonating legitimate French media outlets and falsely claimed that Attal had Parkinson's disease and that Philippe had contracted an illness.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

I worried so much about how I looked and whether I was doing things right, I felt half the time I was impersonating a girl instead of really being one.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd