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Catfishing refers to the creation of a fictitious online persona, or fake identity (typically on social networking platforms ), with the intent of deception, [1] usually to mislead a victim into an online romantic relationship or to commit financial fraud. [2] Perpetrators, usually referred to as catfish, generally use fake photos and lie about ...
In the US, romance scams resulting from catfishing have among the highest reported financial losses of internet crimes as a whole. A total of 19,050 Americans reported losing almost $740 million ...
A romance scam is a confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim, gaining the victim's affection, and then using that goodwill to get the victim to send money to the scammer under false pretenses or to commit fraud against the victim. Fraudulent acts may involve access to the victim's money, bank accounts, credit ...
Social Catfish is an online investigation service based in Murrieta, California. [1] The company aims to help users avoid internet fraud like romance scams by providing online identity verification. [2] Their website and app allow users to run background checks, including social searches (names, emails, usernames, and phone numbers) and reverse ...
Spouse. Rob Marku. . ( m. 2014) . Website. www.elliemarku.com www.shellychartier.com. Shelly Lynne Chartier (born 1983/1984) [1] is a Canadian woman who became infamous for her online involvement in a catfishing scandal involving NBA basketball player Chris Andersen and a teenage aspiring model, Paris Dunn, among others.
“Catfishing and Scam Awareness,” a recent report from peer-to-peer payment platform Zelle, found that significantly more consumers in Q3 2022 reported being the victim of a “catfish” or ...
Valentine's Day is almost here and Cupid has drawn his bow -- and unfortunately so have many con artists. "Catfishing and Scam Awareness," a recent report from peer-to-peer payment platform Zelle,...
A devastated family is speaking out after an online catfishing scheme led to three killings in Southern California last week. Grieving family shares warning after catfishing scam led to 3 slayings ...