A scammer who creates a false identity or persona on a dating site or social networking platform is known as “catfishing.” Typically, this is done by stealing photos of someone who is very handsome.
There are many different reasons why people engage in catfishing. Some fraudsters are phishing for personal information that they can use to steal identities, while others are requesting money or “gift cards.” Others will even continue a romance scam for months or years with the sole intent of causing emotional distress.
Asking for money before meeting in person is nearly always a symptom of a scam.Do a reverse image search on Google to find out if the images you met online are genuineor stonen from other profile. If their profile pictures appear linked to another person’s social media account or from other websites,you can be certain that scammers would target you.
