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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

This means hackers gain access to data shared on Signal and can also impersonate the person whose account was compromised.

From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 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

One thing that could happen is that your biometric data is stolen and used by hackers to impersonate you.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

Surely Mom knew that Natalie could just impersonate the Natalie Mayhew of this world; surely she knew that those two would look like exact doubles.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

The scheme, outlined in court documents, bears striking similarities to the 2002 DiCaprio film in which a charming teenager running from the FBI impersonates a pilot to jet around the world.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

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

On Christmas eve some one in the neighborhood impersonates Pelznickel by dressing up as an old man with a long white beard.

From Our Holidays Their Meaning and Spirit; retold from St. Nicholas by Various

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

Last year, the AI startup removed chatbots that impersonated popular Disney characters such as Elsa and Darth Vader after the Burbank entertainment behemoth sent a cease-and-desist letter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 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

The agent set up fake accounts and impersonated humans in a hacking technique known as social engineering as part of the attempt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Dumbledore smiled at Harry and directed him toward a chair not unlike the one that Slughorn had so recently impersonated, which stood right beside the newly burning fire and a brightly glowing oil lamp.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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

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

London-based Revolut, among the most popular of Europe’s breed of digital “neo-banks,” had voluntarily handed his data to someone impersonating a government agency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"Stop impersonating our manager, stop wasting the time of players and clubs across the non-league game and, quite frankly, get a life."

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Apparently the man whom Harry was impersonating, Runcorn, was intimidating.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling