September 19, 2019
/ Faculty Publications
- Renee D. Lamphere, 麻豆社区
- Kweilin T. Lucas, Mars Hill University
Abstract
The rapid advancement of technology has changed the dating world for millions of people. While dating scams are not a new phenomenon to the online dating community, a new form of scam known as 鈥渃atfishing鈥 is also taking place. Catfishing is the verb used to describe the actions of a 鈥渃atfish,鈥 a person who creates falsified online profiles on social networking sites with the purpose of fraudulently seducing someone else. In addition to talking about online dating scams and catfishing, this chapter will also examine 鈥渕ail order鈥 marriages and the potential impact of this practice.