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Catfishing and its consequences

The Conversation by BBC

May 18, 202626:28Society & Culture

Online romance fraud and 'catfishing' – when someone pretends to be someone they’re not - is a problem across the globe. It causes financial and emotional devastation, yet many people refuse to take it seriously. Datshia...

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Catfishing and its consequences is an episode from The Conversation by BBC. Online romance fraud and 'catfishing' – when someone pretends to be someone they’re not - is a problem across the globe. It causes financial and emotional devastati...

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Published May 18, 2026, 26:28 long, audio available.

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