Denika Sampson was left in complete shock after people informed her that a stranger was posting images of her young son ...

A catfish is someone who steals another person’s identity and pretends to be them online. The scam began when the victim commented on a Facebook post, and someone posing as a celebrity asked the ...

Two women who fell victim to one of Scotland's most notorious catfish scammers have recalled the moment when they learned their love interest was not the handsome male doctor they believed they were ...

Romance scammers have allegedly been using the photos and likeness of a California fitness trainer to make convincing catfish profiles to cajole unsuspecting single women across the world into forking ...

The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) would like to remind residents to stay on heightened alert when contacted via phone, email, or social media from any unfamiliar person or entity. Scammers are ...

It’s called catfishing. As described by Merriam-Webster, “catfishing is defined as the act of creating a false personal profile on a social networking site for fraudulent or deceptive purposes." You ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) — June 25 is National Catfish Day, and while the "holiday" is meant to celebrate the value of farm-raised catfish, ...

CHARLOTTE — Kitty Musard sat on her patio chair that reads “Harley-Davidson” and says she was taken for a ride. “I was fit to be tied,” she told Action 9 investigator Jason Stoogenke. She used to play ...