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Drown Valley Crimes

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Gold Catfish - Love Scam Crime

Gold Catfish - Love Scam Crime

2023-05-21
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"...catfishing is a term that's been around for decades but which came into use in popular culture around 2010 a documentary came out which was about the use of fake online identities to trick or scam other users later a reality TV series took the concept even further following people who had been conned by fake online identities catfishing is often done in romantic contexts and can definitely be for financial gain there's a moment in the original documentary when we're told about Sailors who used to ship live cod fish from Alaska to China according to this story The Fish would turn to mush in their crates having hardly moved while in transit one day someone had the idea to put catfish in the Cod crates to nip at their fins and keep them agile during the trip we're told that in life some people are catfish they keep things Lively by keeping us in a state of uncertainty but this story doesn't quite hold up to scrutiny code a saltwater fish and catfish are freshwater people with experience in the fishing industry don't believe there has ever been a market for fresh Cod usually processed before it gets chipped so it seems a little fishy that this could be the only explanation of the term most people think of catfish as bottom feeders and even though not all of them are it might be what gave the term its meaning despite what science says to the contrary the common understanding is that catfish are opportunistic eaters they're said to live in the muck water at the bottom of rivers lakes and streams where they scavenge for what they can find it's pretty obvious how this relates to my mom's story she was in the process of falling Hook Line and Sinker for genuine catfishing scam funny enough both of these definitions work for what happened she was being nipped at and kept uncertain and guessing she kept asking..."

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