An alarmed Toronto city councillor has alerted police after discovering someone has been impersonating him on the social-networking site Facebook.
Howard Moscoe (Eglinton-Lawrence) said he learned of the "identity theft" when a fellow councillor mentioned that he was his "friend." Unfamiliar with the term as Facebook lingo for being part of each other's online social cirlces, Mr. Moscoe asked for an explanation. He told his colleague he didn't even have a Facebook page.
Curious, Mr. Moscoe said he then called his daughter who had his granddaughter check out his profil. She reported back on the contents and his collection of "friends" – which besides other city councillors includes Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.
In a letter he has addressed to Facebook administrators, he asks for their intervention to take down the page.
"It has just come to my attention that someone has registered with your service using my name, photograph and information without my knowledge, permission or consent," a copy of the email letter Mr. Moscoe distributed to reporters states. "The information that has been posted to the site contains statements, purportedly made by me, which can be considered defamatory to other persons."
Mr. Moscoe told reporters that some of the comments, which he did not make, concerned blustery city councillor Rob Ford (Etobicoke North). Mr. Moscoe called to apologize and to inform him that he had nothing to do with the remarks but said he didn't think Mr. Ford was anymore up on the Facebook concept than he was.
"I have advised our local police force of this identity theft and am now contacting you to request that you immediately suspend the user account," he furher wrote to Facebook administrators. "Thank you for your assistance with this unpleasant misappropriation."
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