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  2. 7 Ways To Spot Catfishing Scams Before They Cost You ... - AOL

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    Perhaps the biggest red flag of a catfish, other than fake or stolen profile photos, is that this person refuses to video chat with you. They may say they have poor Wi-Fi, an old phone or are self ...

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

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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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams. Always go directly to AOL Help Central for legitimate AOL customer support. • Never click suspicious-looking links. Hover over hyperlinks with your cursor to preview the destination URL.

  6. Ukrainian hackers created fake profiles of attractive women ...

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    Ukrainian hackers set up fake accounts of attractive women to trick Russian soldiers into sending them photos, which they located and passed to the Ukrainian military, the Financial Times reported.

  7. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    People shopping for bootleg software, illegal pornographic images, bootleg music, drugs, firearms or other forbidden or controlled goods may be legally hindered from reporting swindles to the police. An example is the "big screen TV in the back of the truck": the TV is touted as "hot" (stolen), so it will be sold for a very low price.

  8. United States Armed Forces nude photo scandal - Wikipedia

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    In March 2017, a nude photo scandal in the United States Armed Forces was uncovered after it was reported by the Center for Investigative Reporting and The War Horse. [1] In early reporting, it was believed that the scandal was contained to only the Marine Corps , but was subsequently revealed to involve the rest of the military.

  9. Catfish-buster warns of trending scam infiltrating Facebook ...

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