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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. 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 ...

  5. Sock puppet account - Wikipedia

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    The reports came on a range of media, including Twitter and YouTube, but U.S. authorities claimed the entire event to be a hoax. The information was determined by many to have originated with a Russian government-sponsored sockpuppet management office in Saint Petersburg, called the Internet Research Agency . [ 41 ]

  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. 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.

  8. Costco issues recall for cold and flu medication over ...

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    Costco has issued a recall for a cold and flu medication, sold at its stores at the end of 2024, over concerns of contamination.. The retail giant, in an advisory issued on Jan. 2, said Kirkland ...

  9. Online child abuse - Wikipedia

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    Frequently, groomers make a fake profile in order to create a persona more likely to be trusted by their possible victims. Such a phenomenon is known as catfishing. 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."