False identity theft?!

[Janx]

I've been informed of an odd conundrum. Apparently, somebody is using my fake name on facebook.

Meaning, there's somebody else named after my D&D character. Which i made up 20 years ago.

It's not even the first time. Once, in google-checking my name, i found some kid had made a page about his MMO character named after me, and he stole my freaking bio from my old campaign website.

I've been using my fake name online for a long time. It was easier to keep my personal interests seperate from my professional. Given that i workin the tech industry, i expect to be googled (or Bing'd, i interviewed with them once).

So, seeing this ambiguation of my identity almost seems useful. But its also just plain wierd. Who the smurf would copy somebody else's name?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Think of it as homage to your genius.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

OTOH...I just found out someone stationed in Singapore has used my "name" in an adult personals profile.


Edit: MY EYES! Heaven help me, MY EYES!

 

[Relique du Madde]

Call California in character and then California should be able to take that page down due to California's identity theft laws...

However... I don't think that law ever stated how it would be enforced. So maybe you character is in a tough position. I suggest he goes to that person's facebook page, kill it's maker, and take his stuff.

 

[Mark CMG]

OTOH...I just found out someone stationed in Singapore has used my "name" in an adult personals profile.

Did the wife buy that story?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I'm single...and have never been to Asia, so I'm safe.

I tried to look at the site's profile for that guy...BIG mistake. It did NOT take me to his photos, but rather to a page of pictures of would-be studs. Some pix were typical of what you'd see in a women seeking men dating site. Many would have caused the downfall of senators. And it was not organized or sortable, so I couldn't see if the guy was doing me any favors or besmirching my rep with the ladies of Asia...

(whom I'll never meet)

I had to stop looking. Not even a German butcher could face that much sausage.









OTOH, I may have some splainin' to do if an employer ever asks about my online presence...

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

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Relique du Madde:
Maybe it's his porn name. He has a dog named danny and he lived on Alcatraz Bvld.

Funny thing- there is also a Danny @ Alcatrazkennels or some such out there...

 

[Bullgrit]

I trademarked my online name.

Bullgrit

 

[Janx]

I trademarked my online name.

Bullgrit

Darn it! I was going to use that for my ground up steer remnants product. It's a condiment! It's a cereal! It's BullGrits!


The new facebook impostor appears to be in a european country. 39 friends. All the names are foreign. Posted one album of what looks like vacation pictures. All done in february, with nothing since.

The user also hasn't locked down much of this info, hence my ability to discover it through my iPad. the profile picture is D&Dish (a shadowy cloaked figure), which is my only clue that somebody borrowed my name, rather than was born with it.

Much like the kid instance, I don't see much good in contacting them or making a big deal about it. That could invite undue attention. It does seem like it would further obfuscate the name, making it harder to track down the real me vs. other users of the name.

 

[Man in the Funny Hat]

Are you sure you're you? How are WE to be sure you're really you?