c. 266, § 31
Signature; obtaining under false pretenses
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever by a false pretence, with intent to defraud, obtains the signature of a person to a written instrument, the false making whereof would be a forgery, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and imprisonment in the jail for not more than two years.
Simplified explanation
Obtaining a person's signature on a written instrument by false pretense and with intent to defraud is punishable by up to 10 years in state prison.