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Over the years, my friends and I have met a number of young men who’ve spent a substantial amount of time chatting to fake me—or fake versions of one of my friends—online. They often demand we show some form of ID to prove our surnames aren’t “Colarossi,” or “Rose,” or “Morrison,” and each time they’re left disappointed. The boy from Malia had been speaking to “Chia” every night on the phone for two months. He believed he was in love with her. I couldn’t help but feel for him—though I did find it odd his suspicions hadn’t been raised by the fact this cyber charlatan apparently had a family emergency to attend to literally every time they were due to meet.
Date posted: 2015/01/26 20:01:05
Date liked: 2015/01/26 22:01:39
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Originally posted from: Vice Magazine
Original link: http://www.vice.com/read/someones-been-using-my-identity-to-catfish-people-for-nearly-ten-years-930
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Date liked: 2015/01/26 22:01:39
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Liked from: Internet of Dreams
Originally posted from: Vice Magazine
Original link: http://www.vice.com/read/someones-been-using-my-identity-to-catfish-people-for-nearly-ten-years-930
Tagged:
twitter screenshot 3
text messages 3
messaging app 2
texting conversation 1
sports disagreement 1
social media meme 1
soccer debate 1
funny chat 1
football argument 1
chat screenshot 1