It's not about money: we asked catfish why they trick people online
- Written by Eric Vanman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Queensland
Our likelihood of falling victim to catfish scams is increasing along with our screen time.Shutterstock
If you have engaged with internet culture at all in recent years, you have probably come across the term “catfish”, first coined in the 2010 documentary of the same name.
A catfish is someone who uses false information to cultivate a...
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