In modern society we have all become very much centered around technology. This technology includes the rapid growth of the internet which has become a great method for finding that girl of your dreams. However without proper investigation, that dream princess you are pursuing on a social media site or dating website, might just be fishing for! Ah Catfished!
The act of making a false, or very exaggerated profile (ok, some slight exaggerations are socially acceptable – and probably anticipated), to “reel” people in for either personal reasons or out and out fraud, is now known as Catfishing. The “bait” people Catfish with can be with all subjects including religion, education, and even things like what entertainment they are interested in.
Why would people want to catfish someone?
Many times it is just so they can grab someone’s attention, but also many times it is what they like to call dating scams. If they have an eagerness to establish a relationship, or their grammar is rather poor, then those are good signs they are trying to catfish you. Also an important factor is if they wish to meet up with you on a different site than where you originally met them.
There are many people out there on dating websites who are trying to scam you. It is important that you know the facts and information, highlighted in the Have You Ever Been Catfished InfoGraphic from Instant Checkmate to keep from being dangled at the end of a “line”.
