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2. Catfishing - Wikipedia

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   In June 2021, the first successful civil claim relating to a catfishing scam in the common law world (Kirat Assi v. Simran Kaur Bhogal) was won in the United Kingdom. Assi, a British radio presenter discovered she was the victim of a nine-year catfishing campaign perpetrated by her younger cousin Bhogal, a former Barclays investment banker. The ...

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

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   According to a study by All About Cookies, in 2022, catfishing scams cost an average of $132.5 million per quarter — up 11.2% from the previous year. So, how can you spot a catfishing scam ...

5. Romance Scams: FBI, Zelle and Catfishing Expert Nev ... - AOL

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   “Catfishing and Scam Awareness,” a recent report from peer-to-peer payment platform Zelle, found that significantly more consumers in Q3 2022 reported being the victim of a “catfish” or ...

6. Romance scam - Wikipedia

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   A romance scam is a confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim, gaining the victim's affection, and then using that goodwill to get the victim to send money to the scammer under false pretenses or to commit fraud against the victim.

7. Hunting The Catfish Crime Gang - Wikipedia

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   23 October 2023. (2023-10-23) 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 ...

8. Catfishing during coronavirus: How an old internet scam still ...

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   For years, pictures he posted online have been used to create fake profiles by people looking to scam others, often out of money, a practice generally known as catfishing. “I can spend anywhere ...

9. Grieving family shares warning after catfishing scam led to 3 ...

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   A devastated family is speaking out after an online catfishing scheme led to three killings in Southern California last week. Grieving family shares warning after catfishing scam led to 3 slayings ...