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Is it safe to share ID to a website to remove an account impersonating me

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April 22, 2022, 3:43 p.m. | /u/RaidenShogun

Privacy & Freedom in the Information Age www.reddit.com

I searched up my name on Google and found a site called ask fm, where someone was pretending to be me.
I kinda want it removed, and contacted them.
They responded by telling me I need to send them id verification.
Is this safe?
It sounds stupid

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