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  2. What is catfishing and what can you do if you are ... - AOL

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    Catfishing is when a person uses false information and images to create a fake identity online with the intention to trick, harass, or scam another person. It often happens on social media or ...

  3. Catfishing - Wikipedia

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    Similarly to a traditional Carnival celebration involving attendees masking their faces, the Internet allows catfishers to mask their true identities.. 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 ...

  4. Online child abuse - Wikipedia

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    The definition of a catfish is "a person who sets up a false personal profile on a social networking site for fraudulent or deceptive purposes." [ 34 ] Although catfishing is not exclusively used by online groomers, it is a common way in which groomers contact their potential victim and build trust through a more-trustworthy false identity.

  5. Sadfishing - Wikipedia

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    Sadfishing can be caused by many things, the main reason being that someone doesn't get enough attention, and/or has low self-respect. This is proven by the fact that people sadfishing are looking for compliments: very close to narcissistic behaviour, but with desire for compliments from other people for self-satisfaction.

  6. Football Player Manti Te’o’s Catfishing Scandal Revolved ...

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    Manti later admitted he had never met Lennay in person and investigative reporters determined he was the victim of a catfishing scheme (a.k.a. luring someone into a romantic relationship using a ...

  7. Why do Nashville Predators fans throw catfish on the ice ...

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    What happens to catfish on ice at Nashville Predators games? Members of the ice crew gather the carcasses, put them in a gold bucket and deliver them immediately into a trash compactor at the arena.

  8. Ghosting (behavior) - Wikipedia

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    Instead of ignoring someone, you're honest about how you feel, and let them down gently before disappearing from their lives." [ 36 ] Then there is the sentimental and positive, but also ghost-related in origin, Marleying , which is "when an ex gets in touch with you at Christmas out of nowhere".

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