RE: follow up on using a false identity

I sure was not going to respond to this one but now I just gotta!

One of our clients - in fact our largest client - has assigned 'Christian'
names to each of the ladies who respond to e-mails (false identity). This
was new to me but, since, I have learned that this is a common practice
among employers whose employees (or, at least, some of them) interface with
the public. Turns out there is a very good justification in this 100% legal
practice.

There are a lot of nuts out there. It is not unusual for one of them to
track down a lady (sometime a gentleman) for some reason perhaps only known
to him/herself (yes - females do this, also).

To quote an attorney - it only becomes illegal when... use an assumed
identity belonging to someone else... use an assumed identity to defraud..."
(there is a lot more but you get the drift.  Incidentally, a 'doing business
as' is a form of assumed identity - just legally registered.

How many brand names have you known which were portraying fictitious people?

Now that all this is said, I, too, go along with the crowd. Be yourself.

And, btw, nice pic. Could be taped to your bathroom mirror and used as a
goal.

Cheers

Zzyvko

P.S. I use an assumed identity frequently. Most of the people I deal with
are of English descent. If they are even willing to attempt pronouncing my
name they usually can't. So, to make it easier for them I used the name
Lawrence. But, I don't mind telling them it isn't my real name. Of course,
when they hear my name they usually say something like, "Okay, Lawrence."
So, what's the deal as long as you are honest about the play.

"Lawrence"
Zzyvko Marjanovitch
Zzyvko(at)Activizers.com
Mountain Home Publishing Co
639 Research Park
Mountain Home NC 28758-0639
voice: 828-698-3561
fax: 419-858-6860



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hwg-business(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-business(at)hwg.org]On
Behalf Of Thomas Carreno
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2000 14:17
To: hwg-business(at)hwg.org
Subject: follow up on using a false identity


Hello again,

Thanks everyone for your insightful input.

I do have to address Sheila Ruth in particular though. Please do not accuse
me of being an 'unscrupulous person like me'. I told you in my opening
remark on this topic that I was considering this as a possible approach and
that it was an idea floating around in my head. I did not say I had
implemented it or that I was going to do it. This forum is meant for the
fluid exchange of ideas ok? Thank you.

I am basically left with the impression now that this would not be a good
idea at all. However for the sake of argument here are a couple of points.
Don't actors and tv shows and certain products on the market use false
identities to portray themselves? Actors and Actresses pretend to be any
number of types of people and we actually believe that this is what they
are. Actors also are on TV commercials and the people they pretend to be on
their regular acting jobs (such as a father figure) are then used on the TV
commercial to portray the idea that the product is ideal because it is being
promoted by this 'fake' ideal father from the TV show.

This is the photo I was going to use:

http://warmfeeling.userworld.com/images/766019.jpg

Best Regards,

Tom

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