1. If you impersonate others to sign a contract, it may constitute the crime of contract fraud; Other corresponding crimes may also constitute financial fraud and bill fraud.
2, if it is in the process of litigation, impersonating someone else's signature may constitute the crime of obstruction of testimony and perjury.
3. If it is a fake star signing to sell goods, it constitutes an infringement of others' name rights, and a large amount can constitute a crime of fraud.
It should be noted that if I impersonate my signature without knowing it, if I don't ratify it, I won't bear legal responsibility, and the signer will bear the responsibility; If it is approved, I should bear the responsibility. If someone pretends to be someone else's signature, if a third person authorizes the actor before this or ratifies the contract after this, the contract is valid. If the third party does not know about this or refuses to ratify it, the fraudulent user shall bear the responsibility himself; Anyone who fraudulently uses another person's signature is suspected of fraud if the circumstances are serious. Generally, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined; Those who take advantage of their positions and falsely use the property of other contracting units are generally sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention; If the amount is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and may also have his property confiscated.
Signing on behalf of others is a kind of agency behavior. If I don't know, I have no right to represent or bear legal responsibility; However, if I know that someone else signed my name without denying it, or that I ratified it, the signature is binding on me and I should bear legal responsibility.
Can I file a case by pretending to be a signature?
The impostor commits fraud, and the impostor does not have to bear any legal responsibility. On the contrary, an impostor can be held accountable. If you find an impostor, you can report it directly. Fraud refers to the act of defrauding a large amount of public and private property by fabricating facts or concealing the truth for the purpose of illegal possession. It is illegal to impersonate others to sign, and the consequences are at your own risk. According to the contract law, the contents of the contract agreement should conform to the national laws and embody the principles of fairness and justice. Both parties need to sign in person, and the information of the parties should be true and effective. Therefore, the agreement signed by impersonating others is false and invalid. Forging someone else's signature is an illegal act. Without the entrustment or authorization of the client, it is illegal to sign for others without authorization, which will lead to serious criminal responsibility. Authorized by the licensor, it is legal to sign instead of the licensor. This phenomenon is very common in real life. Some are trivial matters of life, others are important economic activities and important matters, and the client authorizes others to sign them. According to the relevant laws, it is illegal and criminal to fraudulently use someone else's signature, and serious cases will constitute a crime. It should be noted that if I impersonate my signature without knowing it, if I don't ratify it, I won't bear legal responsibility, and the signer will bear the responsibility; If it is approved, I should bear the responsibility.
legal ground
Criminal law of the people's Republic of China
Article 266 Whoever defrauds public or private property in a relatively large amount shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. Where there are other provisions in this Law, such provisions shall prevail.
Article 271 Any employee of a company, enterprise or other unit who takes advantage of his position to illegally take the property of his unit for himself, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention; If the amount is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and may also have his property confiscated. Personnel engaged in public service in state-owned companies, enterprises or other state-owned units and personnel appointed by state-owned companies, enterprises or other state-owned units to engage in public service in non-state-owned companies, enterprises or other units shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of Articles 382 and 383 of this Law.