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  2. What is catfishing and what can you do if you are catfished?

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    There are many signs you can look for to help spot a catfish, experts say. Firstly, a catfish might contact you out of nowhere, start regular conversations with you and shower you with compliments ...

  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. Romance scam - Wikipedia

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    Saying they need money to join the victim in his or her country, after meeting on an online dating site. [7] [24] Saying they are being held against their will for failure to pay a bill. [7] [22] Saying they need money to pay hospital bills. [7] [4] [22] Saying they need the money to pay their phone bills in order to continue communicating with ...

  5. Pig butchering scam - Wikipedia

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    Pig-butchering scams originated in 2016 or earlier as a regional scam in China, originally finding their victims on same-sex dating sites before expanding to opposite-sex dating sites as well. The term "pig butchering" arises from an analogy comparing the initial phase of gaining the victims' trust to the fattening of pigs before slaughtering them.

  6. 'Catfish: Untold Stories': Bizarre online love story seems a ...

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    On the "Catfish" Special, "Untold Stories," Lillian, a 31-year-old from Seattle told one of the wildest "Catfish" stories we've ever heard ... and we're not sure we buy it. The show revolves around

  7. Honey trapping - Wikipedia

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    Careless Talk Costs Lives poster from World War II, depicting an attractive woman speaking to a Royal Air Force sergeant; the woman may be a spy.. Honey trapping is a practice involving the use of romantic or sexual relationships for interpersonal, political (including state espionage), or monetary purpose.