Hello,
For the past several years, one individual (possibly from Rajkot, Gujarat) who shares the same first and last name with me, has been signing up for bank accounts, mutual funds, trading accounts using my email address. His full name (as I gleaned from the emails received by me but intended for him) is PARESH PREMJIBHAI KAPADIA.
At first glance, this seems like a harmless prank since it is he who is not getting the required information. But then apart from the nuisance value, I realized that he may be in a position to hijack my identity. I also read on the net that this individual can be prosecuted for 'impersonating' as me. This is a crime that needs to be stopped and the criminal individual must be punished.
That's why I decided to write to you, and receive guidance on how I should proceed in my case. In the Add Tag above I have mentioned my email address that I have had for nearly two decades. I have even called up one bank in Rajkot to tell them that this email address belongs to me. That bank obliged and stopped it, but other banks don't include any contact number. I have written to them several times but no action has been taken. Most of the emails come with 'No Reply' address. My full name is PARESH RATILAL KAPADIA.
Kindly tell me how can I put a stop to his criminal conduct so he no longer gives out my email address as his own.
Thanking you,
Sincerely,
Paresh Kapadia
Pune, Maharashtra
