Chinese woman cons friend out of $287,000 as revenge for her friend’s mom’s insulting comment

A woman in Shanghai admitted to posing as a renown TV news anchor and scamming her close female friend out of about 2 million yuan (approxi...

Catfisher in China dated mother and son for 5 years — allegedly scammed them out of $20,000

A man in China is being sued for catfishing a mother and son out of 140,000 yuan (approximately $20,669) by pretending to date the two for ...

‘Kawaii’ Japanese Biker Revealed to Be 50-Year-Old Man Using FaceApp

People aren’t always who they say they are, particularly when it comes to the internet.  As of this writing, Twitter user @azusagakuyuki has...

Japanese ‘Picture Brides’ Was Our Ancestor’s Version of Catfishing

Catfishing, a modern-day phenomenon in the world of online dating, has existed since the late 1800s through a traditional form of matchmakin...

Chinese Policeman Morphs Into a Pretty Woman to Warn Against Catfishing Scams

A short clip of a policeman transforming into a beautiful young woman is making the rounds on Chinese social media. The 20-second video, whi...

Shocking Statistics Reveal Just How Common ‘Catfishing’ Might Be

While “catfishing” only officially made it into dictionaries just last year, the phenomenon, in terms of online fakery, has most certainly b...

Three Girls Catfish ISIS Recruiters Online, Make $3,300 for ‘Travel’

Forget having to ask your parents for money or working that mind-numbing job to fund your travels — people are now scamming ISIS terro...