A widely publicized case of character impersonation and identity theft is "The Michelle Brown Story," which was made into a Lifetime TV movie. In the drama, the imposter committed a variety of identity theft crimes using Brown's identifiers. They included financial, character, government ID, and medical identity theft. The imposter also attempted to impersonate the look and character of Brown through liposuction and by purchasing a similar vehicle as Brown's - both by using Brown's identity. This movie brought identity theft to the attention of many in a melodramatic way.
Character identity theft of this sort can be very serious, especially when the imposter impugns the character of the victim.
You have a responsibility to live up the character of a very special and giving person as you don your red suit and beard, in practice or in spirit, as tens of millions of us do during the holiday season.
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