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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. “Sweet Bobby”: Where Is Simran Bhogal Now After ... - AOL

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    Kirat Assi’s shocking catfish story is the subject of Netflix's 'Sweet Bobby: ... Simran was even promoted to vice president at a well-known British bank. In the final episode, which aired in ...

  5. Romance scam - Wikipedia

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    In May 2023, the adult subscription site My.Club instituted a "No Fake Creators" policy, and announced that every person using the platform to sell photos, videos or conversation would be required to undergo identity verification, including facial scanning, each time they logged onto the platform.

  6. Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare - Wikipedia

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    Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare is a British true crime documentary film directed by Lyttanya Shannon and released to streaming on Netflix on 16 October 2024. The documentary is based on the 2021 Tortoise Media podcast of the same name, which tells the story of Kirat Assi, a woman who was deceived by someone posing as a fictitious romantic partner named "Bobby Jandu" in an intricate ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Netflix's 'Sweet Bobby' is the story of an 8-year catfishing ...

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    In "Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare," Kirat Assi describes being deceived for almost a decade. The catfisher created multiple fake Facebook accounts to keep up the deceit.

  9. 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 ...