R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-49-4: Prohibited activity.

No person may solicit, request, or take any action to induce another person to provide personally identifying information by means of a web page, electronic mail message, or otherwise using the internet in a manner as previously defined in § 6-49-3 by representing oneself, either directly or by implication, to be a business or individual without the authority or approval of such business or individual. No person may conspire with another person to engage in any act that violates the provisions of this chapter.