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Am I being catfished? (1 Viewer)

The new thing is getting in group chats with people doing the same thing. I guess this gets by some spam filter.
 
you're not the only one dude, if this scam weren't successful, people would stop doing it.

This. I don't really think people were trying to make you feel dumb, and you shouldn't feel dumb. It seems like you might be extra-sensitive due to the disappointment of finding it's a scam, which is understandable. I honestly don't think the picture looks that scammy, but the rest of it clearly is. These don't just come to men, by the way. I got one several months back at a time when I was bored and decided to mess with him/her for a while. Oh boy, they get really angry and insulting after a while. It amused me, but be careful that when you "break it off," he/she could become pretty aggressive.
Kinda sucks that Google Lens isn't good with photos with faces anymore, because this was one of the good uses for it. But that pic looks like a pretty standard photo on some kind of web marketplace product - like for that bag she's got on her shoulder or something.
 
you're not the only one dude, if this scam weren't successful, people would stop doing it.

This. I don't really think people were trying to make you feel dumb, and you shouldn't feel dumb. It seems like you might be extra-sensitive due to the disappointment of finding it's a scam, which is understandable. I honestly don't think the picture looks that scammy, but the rest of it clearly is. These don't just come to men, by the way. I got one several months back at a time when I was bored and decided to mess with him/her for a while. Oh boy, they get really angry and insulting after a while. It amused me, but be careful that when you "break it off," he/she could become pretty aggressive.
Kinda sucks that Google Lens isn't good with photos with faces anymore, because this was one of the good uses for it. But that pic looks like a pretty standard photo on some kind of web marketplace product - like for that bag she's got on her shoulder or something.

People were using it for bad reasons and Google got a billion take down notices. Pimeyes works ok.
 
you're not the only one dude, if this scam weren't successful, people would stop doing it.

This. I don't really think people were trying to make you feel dumb, and you shouldn't feel dumb. It seems like you might be extra-sensitive due to the disappointment of finding it's a scam, which is understandable. I honestly don't think the picture looks that scammy, but the rest of it clearly is. These don't just come to men, by the way. I got one several months back at a time when I was bored and decided to mess with him/her for a while. Oh boy, they get really angry and insulting after a while. It amused me, but be careful that when you "break it off," he/she could become pretty aggressive.
I wasn’t really that angry with you, it was mostly faux outrage……sorry for the insults
 
you're not the only one dude, if this scam weren't successful, people would stop doing it.

This. I don't really think people were trying to make you feel dumb, and you shouldn't feel dumb. It seems like you might be extra-sensitive due to the disappointment of finding it's a scam, which is understandable. I honestly don't think the picture looks that scammy, but the rest of it clearly is. These don't just come to men, by the way. I got one several months back at a time when I was bored and decided to mess with him/her for a while. Oh boy, they get really angry and insulting after a while. It amused me, but be careful that when you "break it off," he/she could become pretty aggressive.
Kinda sucks that Google Lens isn't good with photos with faces anymore, because this was one of the good uses for it. But that pic looks like a pretty standard photo on some kind of web marketplace product - like for that bag she's got on her shoulder or something.

People were using it for bad reasons and Google got a billion take down notices. Pimeyes works ok.
Yep. And it sucks when we can't have nice things because... people.
 
Might have gotten the same scammer a couple years ago and more than once. Girl from LA also born in Singapore or similar and in the fashion industry.
 
Here's a thread a started on one of those text exchanges.

 
It's not 100% the same thing but there was this case from back in the day. Something that results in death will always be considered more egregious than a financial one. Not a lawyer, but I think a scam like the one they tried to pull on Dennis is technically prosecutable but likely considered small potatoes. Logistics might be a nightmare as most of these likely come from overseas. The other thing to remember is that we are only going to hear of the really big sensational cases like Bernie Madoff but I'd like to think, or hope at least, that smaller low level crimes do get prosecuted.
 
Ok, I wasn’t familiar with this particular scam, that’s why I asked. Thought the community here would be able to provide some insight. Thank you.

To those who just feel like making me feel stupid, well done. I’ve learned my lesson.
Dennis, slow down. I know Rebecca and I don't know of anything that she's ever done that has even been a little bit shady. She's worked too hard to get to where she's at to turn into a bad person. Not saying you shouldn't always be cautious. You've got a good head. Even the most beautiful and successful people sometimes get lonely
 
Should I be offended that I've never been catfished? Am I not good enough?

I have been threatened and told there are videos of me, um... pleasuring myself. But no one has tried to romance me.
Since you brought it up… could you please remember to put a post-it note over your camera, from now on? I’m so tired of watching those videos.

I suppose I could just stop watching, but the raw, brazen animalistic humanity is sublime.
 
Ok, I wasn’t familiar with this particular scam, that’s why I asked. Thought the community here would be able to provide some insight. Thank you.

To those who just feel like making me feel stupid, well done. I’ve learned my lesson.
Dennis, slow down. I know Rebecca and I don't know of anything that she's ever done that has even been a little bit shady. She's worked too hard to get to where she's at to turn into a bad person. Not saying you shouldn't always be cautious. You've got a good head. Even the most beautiful and successful people sometimes get lonely

This just got interesting.
 
I got dumped by my catfisher. I forget what I said. I sent her a picture and she got irritated and she said it was fake and that I sent a model's picture. Okay, scam still on. I laughed. I told her I needed n00dz. I forget how it ended but it was not a very happy ending (wouldn't you know it). She never asked me for money and never wrote back.

God, I must be noisome.
 
I got dumped by my catfisher. I forget what I said. I sent her a picture and she got irritated and she said it was fake and that I sent a model's picture. Okay, scam still on. I laughed. I told her I needed n00dz. I forget how it ended but it was not a very happy ending (wouldn't you know it). She never asked me for money and never wrote back.

God, I must be noisome.
Yup, I ended up asking her for an asspenny pic. She said no and when I got insistent, she asked that I never contact her again. Wish I still had that conversation, but I deleted Telegram.
 
I got dumped by my catfisher. I forget what I said. I sent her a picture and she got irritated and she said it was fake and that I sent a model's picture. Okay, scam still on. I laughed. I told her I needed n00dz. I forget how it ended but it was not a very happy ending (wouldn't you know it). She never asked me for money and never wrote back.

God, I must be noisome.
Yup, I ended up asking her for an asspenny pic. She said no and when I got insistent, she asked that I never contact her again. Wish I still had that conversation, but I deleted Telegram.

Telegram probably means Russian-based or something like that. I never asked for the asspenny. I mean, she could have sent any nudes and it would have sufficed. I was larking about it. It was probably stupid to play along, and I might wind up in my house passed out in a bathtub without a kidney someday because of it.
 
I got dumped by my catfisher. I forget what I said. I sent her a picture and she got irritated and she said it was fake and that I sent a model's picture. Okay, scam still on. I laughed. I told her I needed n00dz. I forget how it ended but it was not a very happy ending (wouldn't you know it). She never asked me for money and never wrote back.

God, I must be noisome.
Yup, I ended up asking her for an asspenny pic. She said no and when I got insistent, she asked that I never contact her again. Wish I still had that conversation, but I deleted Telegram.

Telegram probably means Russian-based or something like that. I never asked for the asspenny. I mean, she could have sent any nudes and it would have sufficed. I was larking about it. It was probably stupid to play along, and I might wind up in my house passed out in a bathtub without a kidney someday because of it.
NBD - that's why you've got two, amiright?
 
Ok, I wasn’t familiar with this particular scam, that’s why I asked. Thought the community here would be able to provide some insight. Thank you.

To those who just feel like making me feel stupid, well done. I’ve learned my lesson.
Dennis, slow down. I know Rebecca and I don't know of anything that she's ever done that has even been a little bit shady. She's worked too hard to get to where she's at to turn into a bad person. Not saying you shouldn't always be cautious. You've got a good head. Even the most beautiful and successful people sometimes get lonely

@JamesJosey1 can you elaborate on this please?
 
Ok, I wasn’t familiar with this particular scam, that’s why I asked. Thought the community here would be able to provide some insight. Thank you.

To those who just feel like making me feel stupid, well done. I’ve learned my lesson.
Dennis, slow down. I know Rebecca and I don't know of anything that she's ever done that has even been a little bit shady. She's worked too hard to get to where she's at to turn into a bad person. Not saying you shouldn't always be cautious. You've got a good head. Even the most beautiful and successful people sometimes get lonely

@JamesJosey1 can you elaborate on this please?
He's got to be in on it. Those catfishers create entire networks of friends and families to look more legit.
 
Ok, I wasn’t familiar with this particular scam, that’s why I asked. Thought the community here would be able to provide some insight. Thank you.

To those who just feel like making me feel stupid, well done. I’ve learned my lesson.
Dennis, slow down. I know Rebecca and I don't know of anything that she's ever done that has even been a little bit shady. She's worked too hard to get to where she's at to turn into a bad person. Not saying you shouldn't always be cautious. You've got a good head. Even the most beautiful and successful people sometimes get lonely

@JamesJosey1 can you elaborate on this please?
He's got to be in on it. Those catfishers create entire networks of friends and families to look more legit.
What? You mean you doubt the sincerity of an account formed during this thread that has posted exactly once in this thread?
Doubter.
Next thing you'll tell me that I don't have to clap for Tinkerbell.
 
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Ok, I wasn’t familiar with this particular scam, that’s why I asked. Thought the community here would be able to provide some insight. Thank you.

To those who just feel like making me feel stupid, well done. I’ve learned my lesson.
Dennis, slow down. I know Rebecca and I don't know of anything that she's ever done that has even been a little bit shady. She's worked too hard to get to where she's at to turn into a bad person. Not saying you shouldn't always be cautious. You've got a good head. Even the most beautiful and successful people sometimes get lonely

@JamesJosey1 can you elaborate on this please?
He's got to be in on it. Those catfishers create entire networks of friends and families to look more legit.
What? You mean you doubt the sincerity of an account formed during this thread and has posted exactly once in this thread?
Doubter.
Next thing you'll tell me that I don't have to clap for Tinkerbell.
I've seen the bots randomly bump things in the forum before, but this one was name dropping like he knew what was up. They're getting better.
 

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