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Catfishing
Catfishing is a type of deceptive activity where a person creates a sock puppet social networking presence, or fake identity on a social network account, for attention seeking, bullying or as a romance scam.A "catfish" is someone pretending to be someone they are not on the internet. A catfish usually targets a victim or has someone they are pretending for. Usually people intend catfishing as a romance scam on dating websites or seeking online relationships. People use fake profile pictures, names, and often genders. Catfishers create fake profiles to trick people into thinking they are someone else. Usually, the fabricated life displayed is the one they wish was their own, making it easy to act as if it is really them. There are now catfishing shows that are produced to solve the mysteries of individuals online relationships. Victims tend to get suspicious when their online partner refuses to meet in person or via web cam. University of Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o claimed that he met his girlfriend online. "This is incredibly embarrassing to talk about, but over an extended period of time, I developed an emotional relationship with a woman I met online," Te'o said. "We maintained what I thought to be an authentic relationship by communicating frequently online and on the phone, and I grew to care deeply about her. To realize that I was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies was, and is, painful and humiliating." Former NBA player Ray Allen was also targeted.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of catfishing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of catfishing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of catfishing in a Sentence
I'm going to be me. I have nothing to hide., i'm a mom. I'm just going to be very honest. I just felt like whoever regardless if they were catfishing or not, it's whoever I vibe with immediately.
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