N.Y. Penal Law § 165.20: Fraudulently obtaining a signature

§ 165.20 Fraudulently obtaining a signature.

A person is guilty of fraudulently obtaining a signature when, with

intent to defraud or injure another or to acquire a substantial benefit

for himself or a third person, he obtains the signature of a person to a

written instrument by means of any misrepresentation of fact which he

knows to be false.

Fraudulently obtaining a signature is a class A misdemeanor.