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Woman accused of catfishing mystery CEO and threatening to release sexually explicit pics allegedly used 'multiple identities to target wealthy men'
34-year-old Sakoya Blackwood allegedly "used multiple online identities to target wealthy and high-…
Bethany Biron
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The secret lives of OnlyFans ghostwriters, who say their job includes catfishing paying fans
Insider spoke with former staffers at Unruly, a management firm for OnlyFans stars, who shared deta…
Amanda Perelli
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A chapter about 'catfishing' from Shane Dawson's 2015 book is being re-examined in a new light
Shane Dawson wrote in his 2015 memoir that he pretended to be a girl so that a high school freshman…
Kat Tenbarge
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What is catfishing and how to know when you’re being catfished
Catfishing is deception at its very core. A catfish creates a fake online identity in order to l…
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A Virginia sheriff's deputy catfished a California teenager, drove across the country, killed 3 of her family members, set fire to her house, and tried to kidnap her
Austin Lee Edwards of Virginia was killed in a shootout with police in Riverside, California, after…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Coronavirus lockdowns create fertile ground for catfishers on dating apps, and the stress of it all may make the victims more willing to believe them
Dr. Margeret Seide, a New York city-based psychologist, says coronavirus quarantines may lead to a …
Canela López
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'Boy Meets World' star Danielle Fishel says she was catfished by a man who posed as a young female fan and later stalked her at school
Fishel said the man, who she began talking to in 1993, "started showing up at my school and telling…
Esme Mazzeo
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'The Walking Dead' star Josh McDermitt on the show's 'exhausting' work schedule, wrapping the series, and getting catfished in the zombie apocalypse
Josh McDermitt speaks with Insider about the show's latest twist and what it means for Eugene movin…
Kirsten Acuna
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A fan tackled a WWE wrestler as he left the ring in an unscripted and shocking attack triggered by a catfishing scam
Elisah Spencer, 24, was arrested by the NYPD and has been charged with attempted assault over the a…
Barnaby Lane
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Tinder swipes left on catfishing, will add a panic button for dates gone wrong
Tinder’s parent company Match Group has invested in NoonLight, which allows it to bring these s…
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A Tinder con artist catfished women and persuaded them to give him hundreds of thousands of dollars by pretending to be a billionaire's son, according to a new documentary
In Netflix's "The Tinder Swindler," three women recount how Shimon Hayut convinced them to wire him…
Julia Naftulin
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A 50-year-old father whose 'ultimate catfish' tricked the internet into believing he was a young woman is now more popular than ever
Yasuo Nakajima, a 50-year-old father, who had claimed to be a beautiful female biker, said his Twit…
Sophia Ankel
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A Gmail scammer tried to impersonate a four-star US Army general to catfish a married woman
Once the scammer was found out, they threatened to send "my troops to get you" and "make a contact …
David Choi
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People are loving the new gender-swapping Snapchat filter, and it's now being used to catfish unsuspecting men on Tinder
The latest AR lenses from Snapchat allows users to change their appearance to include facial featur…
Paige Leskin
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Shaq threw a dead catfish at Charles Barkley as the Nashville Predators' celebration ritual spreads
The stunt was inspired by a recent moment at a Nashville Predators Stanley Cup Playoffs game …
Brandon Wiggins
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These 10 fraud-prevention startups are helping companies like Airbnb, Fiverr, and OkCupid fight everything from money laundering to catfishing - and nabbing a wave of VC cash in the process
Founded in 2013, the London-based startup hopes to bring crypto to the banks, who often won't trade…
Shannen Balogh
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Illinois lawmaker resigns after ex-girlfriend said he used her nude photos to catfish other men
"It is important that the citizens of the 51st District be fully represented. My ability to fulfill…
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Penguins fans took bites out of raw catfish to celebrate Stanley Cup victory
If you're local team has ever won a championship, you know that the thrill of victory can lead peop…
Tyler Lauletta
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Predators fans brought out their most extravagant catfish yet for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final
The tradition supposedly began as an idea brought to Nashville by way of Detroit transplants that c…
Tyler Lauletta
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The 'Catfish' guy reveals how to spot fake people online
"Catfish: The TV Show" host and co-creator Nev Schulman stopped by to explain simple ways you can a…