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Lè zetwal foutbòl Notre Dame a Manti Te'o te rankontre mennaj li sou Twitter li pa janm menm sispèk sa ki te vini pwochen. Mennaj li te mouri pandan mitan an nan sezon foutbòl li, oswa omwen li te di sa a. Nan reality, li te catfished pa yon zanmi, kite Te'o navre ak jennen. Pou moun inyorans nan sa ki "catfishing" se, li se lè yon moun sou entènèt pretann yo ke yo se yon moun yo menm yo pa nan swa peze lajan oswa lòt bagay sa yo soti nan viktim mefyan. Nan 2011, FBI la estime ke alantou $50.4 milyon dola te pèdi nan frod catfishing en gravite a nan sa a konplo.
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When Notre Dame’s football star Manti Te’o met his girlfriend on Twitter he never even suspected what was coming next. His girlfriend died during the middle of his football season, or at least he was told this. In actuality, he had been catfished by an acquaintance, leaving Te’o heartbroken and embarrassed. For those unaware of what “catfishing” is, it is when a person online pretends that they are someone they are not to either extort money or other things out of unsuspecting victims. In 2011, the FBI estimated that around $50.4 million was lost in catfishing scams highlighting the severity of this scheme.