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Two people acting as one
« on: Sunday 22 August 21 19:20 BST (UK) »
I think we all have - or have read of - instances of people using aliases or going under two names, but does anyone have any instances of two people assuming the identity of one person?

I don't mean two people with just the same name. I mean two separate people using the same name and dob as just one person. Say, two brothers using the same details.

Someone I know uses his brother's name and dob for any official records. I don't know if he did it for his marriage but definitely for ID, his company name and any other things. Not sure how legal that is.

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Re: Two people acting as one
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 22 August 21 19:40 BST (UK) »
Quote from: BenRalph on Sunday 22 August 21 19:20 BST (UK)
Not sure how legal that is.
 

The quick answer is - Not at all! 

After all, fraud is fraud.

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Re: Two people acting as one
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 22 August 21 23:34 BST (UK) »
A person who has been made bankrupt is not supposed to become a director of another limited liability company if (s)he still owes money..

 
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Re: Two people acting as one
« Reply #3 on: Monday 23 August 21 08:13 BST (UK) »

What does the brother think about this?  It all sounds decidedly dodgy to me. The implications for the brother could be very concerning.
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« Reply #4 on: Monday 23 August 21 08:41 BST (UK) »
I agree with Suey.  If brother A is using brother B's details, then brother B could or would be liable for any debts run up by brother A.

If brother A has set up a company in brother B's name and that company goes belly up, brother B would be liable for the debts.

One wonders what sort of relationship the brothers have if brother A is impersonating brother B in business matters.
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Re: Two people acting as one
« Reply #5 on: Monday 23 August 21 12:32 BST (UK) »
I don't know the ins and outs of it all but I think the brothers get along.

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« Reply #6 on: Monday 23 August 21 12:47 BST (UK) »
That sounds like brother B is totally ignorant of what brother A is doing.

A recipe for disaster if B finds out what A is really doing.  I wouldn't be happy to find that I had been impersonated by a relative.

As Kiltpin has already said, that's fraud on your own relative.
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Re: Two people acting as one
« Reply #7 on: Monday 23 August 21 19:02 BST (UK) »
I have one chap who joined the army in the Great War using his older brother's name and dob.

He was found out - his brother was already serving - but by then he was old enough to join under his own identity.
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Re: Two people acting as one
« Reply #8 on: Monday 23 August 21 19:17 BST (UK) »
Quote from: BenRalph on Sunday 22 August 21 19:20 BST (UK)

Someone I know uses his brother's name and dob for any official records. I don't know if he did it for his marriage but definitely for ID, his company name and any other things. Not sure how legal that is.

Probably the real question here is why? The first brother must have something to hide if he uses his brother's identity. As the others have said it is fraud, especially if he's set up a company in that name and if he's found out he could find himself in prison.
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