Definition(s)
A person claiming the identity of another person, for instance by using the other person's authentic identity documents .
Source(s)
Derived by EMN based on the Norwegian ID Centre
Translations
- BG: измамник
- CS: osoba zneužívající cizí identitu
- DE: Betrüger
- EL: απατεώνας
- EN: impostor
- ES: impostor
- ET: petis
- FI: toiseksi tekeytyjä / impostori
- FR: imposteur
- GA: Pasadóir
- HU: imposztor
- IT: colui che commette il reato di sostituzione di persona
- LT: asmuo, kuris naudojasi svetimu dokumentu
- LV: viltvārdis
- MT: impostur
- NL: bedrieger
- PT: impostor
- RO: impostor
- SK: podvodník
- SL: oseba, ki uporablja tujo identiteto
- SV: bedragare
- NO: imposter
- KA: თვითმარქვია
- UK: шахрай
Synonym(s)
- imposter
Note(s)
1. An impostor practises deception under an assumed identity or name or by altering their physical appearance. Imposture also applies to an authentic passport containing a false visa or stamp, or to a genuine visa in a forged passport. For further information see Frontex: Best Practice Operational Guidelines for Automated Border Control .
2. Both spellings impostor/imposter can be found, cf. Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (2nd edition). Both versions are used by the European Union and the Schengen Member Countries.