Update: In October 2010, I filed a report with the local police department with all the documentation (including the IP address) of the violation below.
According to section 403 (c) of the Criminal Code (Canada), he was charged with “Personation with Intent”: **someone fraudulently personates a person with intent to cause disadvantage to the person whom he personates or another person**
On Wednesday, April 27, I received a written apology from the man who used my name to write nasty things on Ann’s* blog.
In his apology, he said it was “intended as a prank, quickly got out of control”.
I’m happy that justice prevailed in this situation and I often use this story in my seminars to showcase why you need to stay aware of your name, your business, your brand in Social Media.
And a reminder for businesses to create a Social Media policy. What would you or your business do if this happened to you?
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Leslie
P.S. Many thanks to everyone who supported me and assisted me throughout this process.
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Leslie,
What a great outcome! It goes to show that malicious actions like that have repercussions. The law was fully behind you on this one!
The irony is that this individual in question runs a web design firm in your area. What a truly pathetic person he is – hiding behind the anonymity of the web.
You handled this situation with class! Good for you!
From a fellow marketer,
Anita
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