Impersonation

Question

► Someone impersonated the identity of an actress and took money from me. When we contacted the actress, so she said she is aware about fraudulent individuals operating at her name and has appointed a person to catch the culprits. So we asked her to file the complaint against the people who took the money. She does not file the complaint, she does not respond to our mails and legal notices, which makes us believe that she was indirectly involved in this fraud. We have drafted some questions which we want to ask her through legal notice, but she does not respond. Will it be possible to get the summons issued against her?

Answer 1

Sir,

Your matter looks serious and needs immediate attention.

If steps are not taken immediately, you might not even get your money recovered.

Get in touch as soon as possible so that we can file appropriate cases. Yes, summons can get issued in her name.

Answer 2

Dear Sir,

If your main objective is to recover the money, you can also:

File a civil suit for recovery against the fraudsters (once identified), and possibly also against her if you can establish she negligently allowed or facilitated the fraud.

You can request the court to summon her as a defendant or witness if her evidence is necessary.

Answer 3

Dear sir, as per your query,

If you suspect she was involved (even indirectly) or facilitated the impersonation, you can: File a written complaint/FIR with the local police for Cheating, Forgery, Impersonation.

If police fail to act, you can directly file a private complaint before the Judicial Magistrate.

The Magistrate will record your statement and supporting witnesses.

For further clarification & details, feel free to contact our OLQ Team for a detailed discussion.

Impersonation

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