Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2012, MTV premiered a series called Catfish. It was a reality show wherein two friends exposed catfishers, examining the ...

Romance scams, or catphishing, are a deeply destructive category of fraud, often causing deep financial and emotional loss for victims, disrupting lives and in some cases leading to suicide. Here ...

A 1v1 grocery store roulette catfishing challenge creates unpredictable bait selection and surprising results.

One of the more popular shows on Netflix of late has been the documentary of Manti Te’o, the former Notre Dame and NFL football player who was the victim of catfishing. During his senior year at Notre ...

A 65-year-old North Carolina woman is in jail for allegedly plotting to kill her mother for insurance money after she fell victim to a so-called catfishing scam, when stolen identities are used to ...

Ever wonder if that guy you're chatting with online is legit? Maybe the girl you found on a dating site seems a bit too good to be true, and yet, she seems really into you... could this be love or ...

Hiring a Gen Z employee has never felt so complicated—for both sides. The hiring process has always had its trapdoors, but today they seem to be everywhere. Candidates will accept a job offer, only to ...

Dr Chris Brown shared a screenshot of a private message in which a fan alerted him to a catfishing scam using his likeness on WhatsApp. Picture: Instagram “Thank you for answering. I have tried to ...