Catfishing
Catfishing is a deception activity in which a person creates a sock puppet or a fake identity on a social network and usually selects a specific victim in a targeted manner. Catfishing is often used fraudulently on dating websites . The practice can be used for financial gain, compromising a victim, or simply as trolling or wish fulfillment.
term
The term "catfishing" has its roots in an American parable , in the catfish ( English catfish are used) to live cod to maintain during transport in motion. As a term for love affairs with fake accounts, it is first used in the documentary Catfish by filmmaker Nev Schulman from 2010 and the reality show Catfish based on it .
Legal evaluation
The question of the criminal liability of fake profiles and catfishing cannot be answered across all cases, it always depends on the individual case assessment.
See also
Web links
- Catfishing at CHIP
- Sabine Oberpriller: Mild penalties for fraudsters on dating platforms? welt.de, September 13, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brian Cody: How can you tell if your online date might be an online scammer? February 1, 2018, accessed July 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Aisha Harris: Who Coined the Term "Catfish"? In: Slate.com . January 18, 2013, accessed July 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Markus Rassi Warai: Are fake profiles on Tinder or Lovoo punishable? April 23, 2019, accessed July 24, 2020 .