Catfishing !!! Beware ❗ You could be a victim of this cybercrime 🚫

in Writing & Reviews3 years ago

Hello everyone i hope you all are fine today i am going to discuss a very important issue so keep reading till end .

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Social media has became a very important part of our life and it won't be an exaggeration if I said that our lives are now become dependent on it and it is very difficult to live without internet and social media we use it for different functions and hence we need it but while living in this era of technology and internet we should be aware of of the crimes that we can be victim of on internet and one of those crimes is catfishing .

Catfishing is the act of pretending to be someone else to deceive people isl orto Tu entangle them into fake relationships and later use them for own purposes. It refers to the practice of creating a fake identity e bi setting up a fake profile using someone else pictures and information. Catfish gets a hold of someone's picture and uses it to bait to kon people. In most cases the ultimate goal of of this malicious actor is to extract money or personal details from people by blackmailing them.

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How can you detect a catfish ??🤔🤔

If you are sensible and you understand situations it is very easy to identify a catfish using some signs.

Reluctant to share personal information:

Even if a catfish steals pictures and identity it's still don't know the personal information and information about family so if someone home you know is is not sharing about some personal info that you already know about you should doubt that it could be a catfish.

Avoid video call and going live :

Catfish would definitely ee avoid video calls and coming in front of camera because obviously it won't let his identity reveal all over the internet and get cards so this could also be a key to identify whether it is a catfish or not.

Writing Expression :

You are often very familiar with the writing expression of your friends and family so if any e family member or friend is talking to you to and his writing expression is weight different from the usual one so it could be a sign of danger and you should snake into it that it could be a catfish trying to approach you.

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Asking for money :

It doesn't very often happen that your friends or family ask you for money for no reason so when out of nowhere suddenly your any friend asks you for money e you should be cautious to transfer the money and I suggest you to check all the details and confirm the identity before sending the money.

How to Avoid a catfish :

By following some basic steps of cyber security you can avoid cat fishes very successfully and they are as follows ;

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Stay Cautious :-

While talking to unknown persons be cautious about their approach and intention try to find out what they want by questioning tactfully.

Google sent images :

You should search the the images sent by any random user on internet on Google because it is not very hard how to take photos from internet and then send them anyone by mentioning those pictures as personal so in this way you can check that if they are fake or real.

Avoid random requests :-

Make sure that the person you are building a relationship with is not a fraud. Do some basic research about the person before accepting a random friend request for the more through research and basic details of that person these details are mandatory before you share your feelings or information with them so be aware of all that scenario.


Catfishing and cyber bullying go hand in hand as catfish impersonates someone else and it is intentional act like a cyber bully a catfish often exploits the emotions of people especially those who are emotionally vulnerable the victims are mostly those who have somehow expressed some kinds of their personal views and opinion online which have catch the attention of catfishes.

So from above all information I think it is totally e understandable for you that how much cyber security is important and we are using internet then it is our duty to analyse it and be aware of fraud and any kind of shameful act for which we have to regret later.

  • I came to know about catfishing and inspiration behind this article is World Times magazine published in may , so you can read more if you are interested 😇😇.

THANKS FOR READING AND I HOPE YOU ENJOYED WHILE READING ❤️❤️

Special mentions :

@belenguerra
@fendit
Regards ;

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 3 years ago 


Thank you for sharing in Writing and Reviews! Your post has been selected for today as part of the Steemit Communities support Program.
We appreciate a lot your engagement with this community.

We’d love to hear more from you!!

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Me encanto esta información, es muy útil para los jóvenes y adolescentes y para nosotros los que ya somos padres, para poder orientar a nuestros hijo y evitar a este tipo de personas maliciosas.

Te invito a visitar mi ultima publicación en esta maravillosa comunidad.

https://steemit.com/hive-111825/@leafarsanto/mi-mejor-decada-los-80-porque-averigualo-por-leafarsanto

 3 years ago 

Thnks 🌻

 3 years ago 

Excelente publicación... Y aunque parezca loco, es muy común hoy día conocer historias de personas que le suceden este tipo de cosas.

Aunque ya seamos adultos, igual debemos tomar nuestras previsiones porque los niños o adolescentes no son las únicas presas para esas personas sin oficios.

La felicito por esta publicación... Lluvia de bendiciones

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