I'm not exactly sure what you mean, so I'll ask. Do you mean trolls...or false identities? On, say, social media?


If you do mean assuming a false identity, sometimes people do that so they can remain part of a group from which they've been blocked. I have a friend who has made up a false identity on Facebook. She is friends with several of us in a group. The admin of the group is really...weird. Rigid. Very rigid and unstable, and she just blocks people suddenly for no clear reason.

So even though I know that my friend is in the group using a false identity I don't blame her, given the circumstances.

If, however, someone creates a false identity in order to garner sympathy with the hope of scamming people for money, whoa...that's a different story. In my 20 years online I've encountered 3 forum members and 2 forum admins who were assuming a false id and scamming people. That, to me, is a really low thing to do.