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Roger721
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Hi. I've been heard that some dudes make "clone accounts" and use them to impersonate other users (an example is shown on cormyn's comment page: evIlman34575 is impersonating evilman34575). I just don't understand how and why do they do that.

I checked the both accounts cited above and they are identical (and even are ranked on the same position!). How do they do that? And, the most important why do they do that?

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Patrick2011
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The closest I have seen to an impersonation is ArrnorGames attempting to impersonate ArmorGames.

Roger721
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The closest I have seen to an impersonation is ArrnorGames attempting to impersonate ArmorGames.


A user named ArrnorGames trying to impersonate the user named ArmorGames?

They were ranked at the same position?
GhostOfMatrix
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Well, just because they have similar usernames doesn't mean they are trying to impersonate you. That may be the username they want and like it. If they start saying they are you and try to actually impersonate you, then it's an impersonation account. If that's the case, you should talk with Cormyn about it, but if they aren't doing anything wrong, there's nothing to be discussed.

Gantic
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evIlman34575 is impersonating evilman34575


You typed it up wrong. They're the same everything because that's the same account.

People impersonate others because they think it's funny or they want to tarnish the other person's reputation or for other personal reasons.
Roger721
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You typed it up wrong. They're the same everything because that's the same account.


That means that if I type ROger721 or GANtic, the same accounts will appear? I thought it was case sensitive.

People impersonate others because they think it's funny or they want to tarnish the other person's reputation or for other personal reasons.


I don't really see the funny on copying another person's account...
The dudes who impersonate other people must be the boring-est guys on Earth!
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