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How to spot a catfish

Endless swiping; matches who never write back; matches who engage in days of conversation before disappearing off the face of the planet; strings of promising dates that end in an abrupt and unexplained ghosting. And now a new threat is set to make the whole rigmarole even less enjoyable. You start messaging and, instead of leaving you hanging for days at a time, they always reply quickly. They ask questions — praise be! When asked to send more pictures and even a video, they swiftly comply.

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In one miraculous case, a person actually had a good catfishing experience. We were texting for about three weeks but nothing came of it, despite multiple attempts made by me to meet up with him. One day I asked him what he was doing and he said he was at the mall, and crazy enough, I was at the same mall. I tried to coordinate meeting up with him but he ignored my texts, and that was the last time we ever spoke. He happened to be married for five years and lived in a completely different state! Now I follow him and am the biggest fan of him and his wife!

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Millions of people around the world use online dating sites and apps. And there are many success stories of people finding love and companionship online.

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How To Spot a Scammer on a Dating Site: 9 Warning Signs

From: Get Cyber Safe. Catfishing has become a very common tactic on dating platforms. A catfish is an individual online, posing as someone they are not, trying to trick you into trusting their fake identity.

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