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How to spot a catfish?
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Not a catfish....even though I ain't showing my face.
Apart from the fact that your real name is Veronica and you're a hairdresser....
OMG!!!!:noway: :noway: :noway: :noway:
You promised you wouldn't tell.....
I feel so violated.....beeshes be crazy
You do a lovely perm though!0 -
Also kind of wondering...is catfish a term for females?
When men do it is it called being a dogpickle?
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I don't Skype, so I must be a catfish. Meh.
Yeah, but do you KIK?
yea, no, because I'm not into exchanging nudes.... a few of my MFP friends have met me in person, though.0 -
now i'm gettng hungry...does catfish taste good with fries?
I am sure it does....
Is there any other way? Fish and chips are soulmates0 -
I would say they aren't willing to Skype, seem too good to be true or always make up reasons why they can't see you.. or at least those seem to be the biggest signs on "catfish" on MTV lol0
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Other people mentioned reverse image search on google. You can also search their phone number for contact information and see if the name matches. If they are unwilling to show you a picture that proves it is them (i.e holding newspaper, wearing something you ask them to, etc) or video chat then something is funky. If they aren't willing to meet up relatively soon if you are nearby, if they make up excuses when you are nearby not to visit, if they refuse to talk on the phone or make up reasons why they can't. If it looks fishy... trust your instincts.0
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I take it this is an ironic question? isn't that the whole point in a catfish? lol0
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By using common sense?0
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now i'm gettng hungry...does catfish taste good with fries?
In the southern states, it's not uncommon to see people eat catfish with cheese grits. Sounds disgusting but it is oddly delicious.... lol0 -
By using common sense?
...and intuition. It's not that hard unless you're a complete desperate moron.0 -
I don't Skype, so I must be a catfish. Meh.
Yeah, but do you KIK?
yea, no, because I'm not into exchanging nudes.... a few of my MFP friends have met me in person, though.
I FOUND THE CATFISH!!!! :laugh:0 -
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Not a catfish....even though I ain't showing my face.
Apart from the fact that your real name is Veronica and you're a hairdresser....
OMG!!!!:noway: :noway: :noway: :noway:
You promised you wouldn't tell.....
I feel so violated.....beeshes be crazy
You do a lovely perm though!
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I don't Skype, so I must be a catfish. Meh.
Yeah, but do you KIK?
yea, no, because I'm not into exchanging nudes.... a few of my MFP friends have met me in person, though.
I use KiK w/ two people0 -
they refuse to skype
I refuse to Skype because I'd never get anything done, it's hard enough as it is. If I got to start speaking out loud to all of my peeps I would have to stop sleeping.0 -
By using common sense?
...and intuition. It's not that hard unless you're a complete desperate moron.
You rang?0 -
I'm kinda embarrassed but I've been there.
They want an immediate relationship. They will send long love letters almost immediately - copy/paste them into Google and see if they come up under scam websites. Reverse image search. They are almost always widow/widower, some kind of engineer for a petroleum company and working overseas in Europe or Africa. They will say all the right words. They refuse to meet in person or talk on the phone and if they do Skype it will be a dark background. If they talk on the phone they will have a deep accent even though they are American or British or whatever nationality they give. They promise to take care of all your problems and ride you off into the sunset on a beautiful white horse. If you continue speaking a potential catfish they will have a terrible accident shortly into a job, such as their passport was taken, they can't get their equipment into the country because of an unknown tax, they've been on the contract but can't pay their hotel bill, they have to pay land use taxes, their kid gets hurt and sent to the hospital, they get diagnosed with cancer, etc., all stuff that seems legitimate and tugs at your heart strings.
I recently caught two in a row on a dating website. Statistics say that 1 out of 10 profiles are catfish but I think it's higher or I am a prime target. After I reported them the website kicked them off within minutes.
There are some good scam websites that you can pay to have profiles checked out as well, just Google for them. I'd rather spend $10-20 now than lose what I lost in the past and never get back.
Also trust your intuition about this, if you feel there is something wrong there is probably something wrong. Look for red flags. If you want to PM me I will give you more details.0 -
Call these guys.
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I actually prefer catfish to some self-righteous people on here. You know what you are gonna get from them and they always follow through on promises. Additionally, almost all the fake pics are better than real pic and this is FACT.0
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I'm kinda embarrassed but I've been there.
They want an immediate relationship. They will send long love letters almost immediately - copy/paste them into Google and see if they come up under scam websites. Reverse image search. They are almost always widow/widower, some kind of engineer for a petroleum company and working overseas in Europe or Africa. They will say all the right words. They refuse to meet in person or talk on the phone and if they do Skype it will be a dark background. If they talk on the phone they will have a deep accent even though they are American or British or whatever nationality they give. They promise to take care of all your problems and ride you off into the sunset on a beautiful white horse. If you continue speaking a potential catfish they will have a terrible accident shortly into a job, such as their passport was taken, they can't get their equipment into the country because of an unknown tax, they've been on the contract but can't pay their hotel bill, they have to pay land use taxes, their kid gets hurt and sent to the hospital, they get diagnosed with cancer, etc., all stuff that seems legitimate and tugs at your heart strings.
I recently caught two in a row on a dating website. Statistics say that 1 out of 10 profiles are catfish but I think it's higher or I am a prime target. After I reported them the website kicked them off within minutes.
There are some good scam websites that you can pay to have profiles checked out as well, just Google for them. I'd rather spend $10-20 now than lose what I lost in the past and never get back.
Also trust your intuition about this, if you feel there is something wrong there is probably something wrong. Look for red flags. If you want to PM me I will give you more details.
Hey!!!
How you doin??
Nice horse u got there
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Reverse image search, google full name, google phone number, ask for specific photos if they won't video chat (wearing a hat, holding a note, etc...), message people on their friend's list (if you don't want to look like you're fishing, say something like you want to buy them a present, but since you just met you don't know what to get and thought they might know him better and have ideas...)
If there are too many things in common, they probably read your blog/follow you on social networks.
Basically, if you think they're a catfish, they probably are.0
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