catfish|scams

In the first post of this series, the method of collection was laid out, biases involved in the data collected were explained, and some initial observations to start things off were offered. As of current, the collection has temporarily stopped. It should also be noted that Connecticut has the largest number of fake profiles with […]

This research project idea was conceived after observing an uptick in fake profiles on dating sites. While familiar with how to uncover if a dating profile is legitimate or not, the collection of samples has revealed some patterns I have not given much thought to such as geographic location, victim age range, and who controls