# Impersonation · Sift Mod

Source: https://siftmod.com/docs/catching/impersonation

> Pretending to be staff, another member, or an official account to fool people.

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# Impersonation

Pretending to be staff, another member, or an official account to fool people.

This covers messages where the sender tries to pass as a moderator, a named member or an official service account. Context matters here. Quoting a mod isn't the same as claiming to be one.

## Related checks

Staff-sounding words in nicknames and display names get their own check too. See Names and thread titles.

More in this section

-   [Bullying and personal attacks](/docs/catching/bullying)
-   [Hateful content](/docs/catching/hateful-content)
-   [Adult content](/docs/catching/adult-content)
-   [Violent content](/docs/catching/violent-content)
-   [Spam, ads, and scams (smart check)](/docs/catching/spam-and-scams)
-   [Doxxing and private info](/docs/catching/doxxing)
-   [Prohibited sales](/docs/catching/prohibited-sales)
-   [Malicious links (smart check)](/docs/catching/malicious-links)
-   [Extremist content](/docs/catching/extremist-content)
-   [Filter evasion](/docs/catching/evasion)

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