false name
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But Khan was unaware this man had filed the application for her using a false name and listed his own address for future correspondence from immigration authorities, according to court documents.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
He travelled to Hull and booked into a hotel under a false name.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
A receptionist at the hotel had taken her aside and told her the man she was with was using a false name, was in fact called Christopher Harkins and she should Google him.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025
The court heard that the former charity worker messaged the woman from a Facebook account under a false name in March.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024
Penelope’s ears perked up, for she knew, as the Ashtons apparently did not, that the person who called himself Judge Quinzy was using a false name.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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