Great information and definition of Catfishing👏👍

I think every senior center should inform seniors about catfishing before they fall for scams and loose their savings.

@arturovillaluz2053

Ай бұрын

There should be a support group.

I’m 65 yrs old and have had 2 romance scam attempts and one scam appearing from Apple. Thank goodness I was aware of this already and could recognize the signs. I reported them both to the dating site and they were removed. The one that said they were from Apple, I decided to call Apple myself and sure enough they said it was a scam.

I notified adult services about an elderly acquaintance. I'm POSITIVE she's being catfished by someone claiming to be a high profile government official. She sold everything she owns to fly to Washington. She's almost 80 and disabled. Those who are of the praying type, please pray she takes it well. She confided in me her secret romance. She will know that I told on her. 😢 She has no family.

@SeniorLivingOrg

Ай бұрын

Thanks for doing your best to help.

The new thing that scammer's here in Tulsa Oklahoma are doing is calling seniors, they ask, is this Carrie Hall, I said yes. They used my recorded voice to commit financial crimes. She already had my social and recorded voice, date of birth, so crimes can easily be committed by the two of them.

I changed my phone number and got one that has more scam calls than the old one.

@lovly2cu725

2 ай бұрын

Perhaps that person Midwesterner call. If you do that you get more. You should have called I'd and screen your calls. If they don't leave a message it's scam.

@arturovillaluz2053

Ай бұрын

Just turn on the "Do not disturb" mode and will accept only calls that you designate. And if you get a voicemail from a "bank" or "police station", call immediately the bank or police station.

There is a black guy here in Tulsa Oklahoma that catfished me. My deceased husbands niece, that lives in South Carolina is in cahoots with the guy and has been stealing money from my accounts.He got my social and she pretended to be me and took insurance money that was left to me by my deceased husband.

I played with a scammer for many months. I knew right off he was trying to scam me. I let him text and text and bam a disaster..nope. No soup for you.

Catfishing is big on Facebook!

@marknewton6984

Ай бұрын

Real men aren't on Facebook. 😎

Good thing I don’t trust anyone Specially if they ask for my 2 dollars I have for coffee I probably ask the scammers extra 2 dollars for a donut 🍩

Had a friend who " let " 3 guys on a data sight asking for money. She got offended I tried to educate her. She claimed she had 3 boyfriends.

@marknewton6984

Ай бұрын

They never believe you.😮

Great 👌 Feedback

You can also use a false phone #. It's called spoofing.

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Catfishing in short is called Donalds CON. This is what happens when your Social Security number and Private Data are sold whole sale for big bucks.

Catfish - they are bottom feeders , slimy.

@SeniorLivingOrg

11 күн бұрын

Agreed!