False personation occurs anytime a person falsely assumes the identity of someone else for their own personal benefit or financial gain. False personation can also occur when a person assumes the identity of another in order to avoid debts or expenses. If you have been the victim of identity theft, contact a Florida identity theft attorney today.
A good example of false personation could be someone who tries to pass themselves off as someone else in order to wrongfully cash another person’s check. One person misrepresenting themselves as another person is grounds for false personation charges in the state of Florida and federally. There does not need to be any kind of change in appearance, disguise, voice alteration or other changes for a person to face criminal charges.
But you may also be able to take civil action against them, and anyone else whose negligence directly or indirectly caused your identity to be stolen through false personation.