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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Romance scam - Wikipedia

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    Romance scammers create personal profiles using stolen photographs of attractive people for the purpose of asking others to contact them. This is often known as catfishing. Often photos of unknown actresses or models will be used to lure the victim into believing they are talking to that person.

  5. 7 Ways To Spot Catfishing Scams Before They Cost You ... - AOL

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    The term was dubbed in the 2010 documentary "Catfish" which explored the journey of a young man who was lied to by a... 7 Ways To Spot Catfishing Scams Before They Cost You Big Money Skip to main ...

  6. Hunting The Catfish Crime Gang - Wikipedia

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    Hunting The Catfish Crime Gang is a BBC Three television documentary. The programme is presented by James Blake and follows his investigation into a criminal network that stole his identity and used it for an online catfishing scam. During the investigation, the programme revealed that hundreds of fake social media profiles had been set up ...

  7. Welcome to ‘career catfishing’ — Gen Z’s new ... - AOL

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    The results found career catfishing is one of many strategies employees are using to gain more autonomy at work, including coffee badging and quiet vacationing. However, Gen Z applicants aren’t ...

  8. Mass communication - Wikipedia

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    The term catfish refers to a person who uses a false online profile on a social media platform. Most commonly, a catfish communicates with another online profile to get them to fall in love with the false persona they created. The MTV reality show Catfish: The TV Show has brought mainstream attention to this issue. The goal of these episodes is ...

  9. '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