E009

Shared identity impersonation

Technique in the Exploiting Trust (E000) stage of the SC&MS ABCDEF lifecycle

Version 0.3 · ID stable since March 5, 2026 · Data snapshot: March 8, 2026

Description

An impersonation of a peer with shared experiences, identity, or circumstances to build rapport.

Tags

impersonation peer community

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How to cite

Plain text:

Narang, S. S. (2026). Shared identity impersonation (E009), in SC&MS: Scam Classification & Mapping System (Version 0.3). https://scams.dev/techniques/E009/

BibTeX:

@misc{scms03_e009,
  author = {Narang, Satnam Singh},
  title = {{E009 Shared identity impersonation}, in SC\&MS: Scam Classification \& Mapping System},
  year = {2026},
  version = {0.3},
  url = {https://scams.dev/techniques/E009/},
  note = {A taxonomy for classifying scam techniques}
}