Catfished

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Catfished

Recently I found out my pictures of me have been taken and used to use them for Catfishing which is really bad because they are stealing my face and conning people on Dating App’s and websites! I have never ever been on Dating apps and website and i don't want go on them! I found out by my traffic sources from my blog! (That app was from Vesna -Becha Please can you report them)

If you don't know what is Catfishing is someone who pretends to be someone they're not using 

social media to create false identities, particularly to pursue deceptive online romances. 

There is a Film documentary and a TV show about the subject by MTV.

I made so tip for people how to avoid getting "Catfished" online?

Catfishing involves some of the same impersonation methods used by hackers and malicious Social Engineering While the intentions of the perpetrator may be different, the goal is the same, convince someone that you are someone else by means of deception.In catfishing, Social media is often used to aid in the pretext.

You can avoid being catfished by doing some detective work on your own and utilising online tools such as Google Image Search (used by the Catfish filmmakers themselves) to help you find out if the person you are having an online relationship with is real, or just a made up persona.

How Can You Spot a "Catfish"?

Use Google's "Search By Image" Feature to Check For Multiple Facebook Profiles With The Same Profile Image

Google is not just for text searches anymore. Google's Search by Image is a neat tool that allows you to upload a picture or a link to a picture and then scour the web for similar images.

Here's how to perform a Google Image "Search by Image" Search:

1. Find an image of the person you believe is catfishing you and either save the image to your computer or copy the link to the image.This can be done in most web browser by right-clicking the image and choosing either "Copy link" or "Save Image As”.

1. Go to images.google.com in your web browser.

3. Click on the camera icon in the search box next to the blue search button.

4. If you copied a link to the image then you can paste the link into the Search Box that pops up by right-clicking the search box and choosing "paste". If you saved the image to your computer then you can click the "Upload an Image" link (above the search box) and upload the picture to Google

5. Click the "Search by Image" button. Alternatively, if you have FireFox as your browser, the easiest and fastest way to perform a Google search by image is to install and use the Google's Search by Image Firefox Browser Extension.Once this extension is installed, simply right-click any image on the web and click "Search Image on Google" for instant results.

If you find the image you searched on listed under multiple Facebook profiles under different names, then you might have just caught yourself a catfish.

Look for an Extremely Low Facebook Friend Count

Does your online significant other only have 10 friends listed on his or her Facebook account? This can be another catfish warning sign as many catfish will create fake friend accounts so that they can use their imaginary friends to help enhance the illusion that they are really someone else. Creating and maintaining these fake profiles takes a lot of effort which is one reason why they may only create 10 to 15 Fake Friends 

Look for Pictures With no Tags in Them or no Tags Linked to Actual Facebook Profiles

If you look at photos of a suspected catfish, they may be missing tags to other people in the photos. Again, linking photos to friends that don't exist can be challenging, even if you have fake 

profiles set up for those fake friends. Once slip-up in linking photos to profiles may ruin the whole illusion which may be a reason that catfish may not have a lot of photo tags in their photos (if any).

Although untagged pictures may be a sign of a possible catfish, don't rely on it as a perfect method of spotting one because, as we saw in the Catfish movie, some catfish such as the woman in the movie, had tagged photos linked to multiple fake accounts and was able to make the whole thing look very convincing.

Other Catfish Warning Signs:

If your online significant other is always making excuses for why they can't meet you in person, talk on the phone, or use Skype or Facetime for a video chat, then they may not be who they claim to be. By itself, not wanting to meet in person might not indicate that they are a catfish, but combined with some of the other indicators above, it may be a sign that you're being lied to.

Social Media Envy

Social Media Envy

As people and mainly young women on the internet I think it’s safe to say we all suffer from a bit of social media jealously/envy/anxiety whatever you want to call it. I personally do think envy is a natural and healthy trait to have as long as it doesn't destroy or consume you. Admittedly I barely go a day without using at least one social media network. Social media has become such a big part of our lives, the way we share details about ourselves and in turn the way we view the people around us.

It’s highly unlikely that someone is going to share their electric bill on Instagram or vlog themselves having argument with their partner. I estimate about 100% of people purely use social media to share the best parts of their life. I know I do. And I think that’s okay. Just remember that 80% of my time I stay in my house, sitting at my laptop in bed, working in my pyjamas. The other 20% is fabulous and glamorous and full of lovely dinners, sweet outfits and doing cool things. Bottom line, Social media is edited and what you might be seeing isn't the whole truth.

I know friends, family and even bloggers and vloggers who in fact who are able to make the smallest of things into social media spin. We all have those friends who post the most outlandish, bragging posts and status updates. You know, there are just times when you have to roll your eyes at their claims and you know that it’s not the full story. Personally - I don’t take it all too seriously, laugh at the audacity and ridiculousness of it all and just let them get on with it. The bottom line is you cannot let people moderated and filtered lives get to you. The only person they are fooling is themselves.

Sometimes on social media it seems everything is going right for others and wrong for you. The most helpful thing I've learnt in time is to be mindful and try and be genuinely happy for other people’s success and happiness. Reaching a sort of holistic place where you excited for others is a good way to actually make you feel better. Using that envy positively to motivate you to try something new put yourself out there and share.

Shift your focus and count your own blessing. Focus less on what others have, focus on what you, yourself and most importantly your life.

Social media jealousy is something everyone feels a bit of every now and then. It’s really natural effect of being part of a world that’s so filtered and polished.

Have you ever felt this way? How do you deal? Let’s talk about this in comments.

Online safety for 20-somethings

Online safety for 20-somethings

I don’t know why but recently I've been thinking a lot about internet safety and the effects of being on social media 24/7. While I think most of us are past the age of being groomed on-line and know not to give our bank details over to some Nigerian Prince. There are other safety issues that could affect twenty some things. Here are some reasons you should be more cautious and careful about the things you post on-line.

Nothing is Private

While you might have your social media set to private it’s not always the case when we live in an age when everything can be screens-hotted and passed on. It’s naive to presume only the people you want to see your social media can see it. Also are aware things can go viral very quickly so you might have so just be careful about saying dumb stuff on-line. There really aren't any secrets on the Internet

Your Boss may see

Remember that your employees might see the things you post on social media. Your prospective employee is likely to give you a Google - Things like revealing photos or talking about excessive drinking or drugs are a no-go. Plus if you’re posting on Facebook how much you’re enjoying your weekend away when you called in sick. There’s been a lot of cases in the past few years of people getting in major trouble for posting things about their job on-line and have been fired. So just be aware.

People can string information together

Be aware that anyone can work out a lot of personal details based on tiny bits of information on-line. While you might not have posted your full address on-line you may have accidentally geotagged a photo from your home or in the background of a photo there is a letter with your address on it.People have learnt this the hard way that other people can put little bits of information and come up with very detailed information about your life. To be honest it’s actually unnerving how some dedicated people can work things out about you. Remember when eagle eyed fans worked out where Zoella lived based on a Look book Niomi made and the view behind her in a video!

Don’t reveal your Location

While the chances of someone coming up in person to stalk you just never know what might happen. I don’t tend to ever tweet about the exact location I'm at and always “later gram” any pictures of places I'm at. I don’t know, that’s just one of those things I'm cautious about! Simple things like tweeting you’re going to be out of your house on holiday for a few weeks is pretty much an advert saying “Hey, my house is empty!”

 Avoid Misunderstandings

Tone on the internet is incredibly hard to grasp on the internet. Since there is no sarcasm button for social media posts it’s very easy to offend someone without realising it. You might say something off the cuff or innocent, but can be taken completely the wrong way. Avoiding confrontation and thinking twice before posting something controversial or offensive in public can protect you from any sticky situations or arguments. While sharing your thoughts is a really important part of social media just be aware of your words.

Your photos could end up anywhere

I remember a friend telling me a photo of her had ended up on a “Meet these HOT GIRLS today” banner on a porn website and she’d never been more humiliated. There was simply nothing she could do about this because she has no idea how to go about contacting them person to remove her image. Any images can be shared and saved or even stolen to be used without your knowledge. This is a hard one to protect yourself from but it’s just something you should be aware of.

It’s always there

One huge downside of the internet is that once it’s there is pretty much permanent information out there for all to see. I always treat things like they might be on the internet forever. This includes photos, tweets, images and any blog posts. It might be okay at the time but in the long term is this information I want people to see about myself? Always keep up to date with any social media policy changes. Facebook is a killer for changing its privacy settings all the time so just keep an eye out for things like that! Information!

Don’t post dumb things

While you might post something a little tongue in cheek and ironic people may see it out of context. Your circumstances might change over time and if you've posted a dumb tweet that’s gone viral or a photo of you in a then-funny-Halloween-costume which could be embarrassing in a few years’ time.