hey catfish, thanks for the "like" reminder because if not, I forget 😊 I believe in what you're doing 😊

My friend, she thinks she's with Luke Bryan. She's been sending him money for yrs. Everyone told her but she doesn't believe it and we are at a loss.

Try getting back to people! Waiting. Been 7 months!

I never get why she didn’t fly out to see him!

Love this show yous do an amazing job 👌

​@@joeandgod1maybe, you seem really interesting......

Don't worry about @joeandgod1 water bill "my queen". I am in the army stuck in Iraq and need to get home...can see your way clear to get me a plane ticket and food money...my queen 😉

​@@caroled3943OMG I am so in love with you, you are my queen, my love. You are so beautiful and smart. I need you in my life. Unfortunately I need your help desperately my love, I'm in the military and deployed to Vietnam, I'm trying to get out, I've been here so long....

MORE money?

@@dazuk1969 it all sounds convincing. Talk to me about your poor motherless child in boarding school first....

Because they don’t want to miss out on someone really attractive liking them. They seem pretty shallow.

Seems like the victims in these videos are all incredibly unrealistic. This woman's initial instinct was right. She knew a guy like this would not be going for her, but allowed the "fairytales can come true" bs to override her common sense.

You said it all. This lady has clearly internalized and blamed herself for her husband leaving her for another woman, and it's heartbreaking to me. These scammers definitely know how to pick their victims. I sincerely hope this lady finds happiness and learns to love herself.

@@heatherangel9700 I don't feel bad for her at all. She's 65, has friends, family, lives in a first-world country. Cry me a river.

Yes, that's a very concerning issue with older folks.. 😢

How did she not notice that

The excuse of "i thought it was his daughters (with HIS face on it?) but the wrong name" huh?

They don’t need to try. The women accept anything without thought

They don't have to try! Two weeks of "I love you my Queen" and then "Send money" is all it takes.

And it says “Learner Driver License”…and she thought that “it could be his daughter’s”.😂😂😂

Most of these men are above the woman's league

So they are narcissists ( can't look at themselves clearly) & accept a fantasy, where their bubble won't burst ( till they run out of money

😂

EXACTLY TO THE EXACTLY

Scammers got no soul.🤬🤬

@@danielleroberson6734what?

For sure! 😢

The banks are to blame. They are French and are not allowing him to withdraw money!

There's always a story about why he can't access his vast wealth at the present time, which for some reason the victims believe.

Right? He said he has saved all his money he's been working for but he can't afford a plane ticket? It's hard to feel sorry for these women.

I knew a lady who was romance scammed. Her fake boyfriend said he had millions in his bank but he’d been locked out of the account due to $15K in unpaid fees. I asked her why didn’t the bank just take those fees out of his account? After all there was enough there and they do it all the time to normal people.

That doesn’t add up

When he is homeless,you will have to pick up the pieces.So sorry.

Why? He's old enough to solve his own problems.

But he won't give any to his kids right

@@eclipsez0r Long before this started. he'd try. But we would refuse to accept, knowing that he needed it more. FINALLY, I was able to convince him a couple months ago that it was a catfish. Sadly he's still caught up in a crypto scam. Long road. The last substanial thing he gave us years ago still sits in the safe for when he'll needs it.

Gotta disagree

@@kdizzle901i bet you love your ringer being feather plucked

I wish her the best

She's lovely and looks good too. Really hope she finds a good guy very soon.

I doubt it. She was on her own for twenty years. Why should she suddenly meet someone now? We need to be realistic about these things.

😂

I just started watching! OMG 😟

Bigger red flag than a Chinese State parade.

And he had a woman’s name on the provisional licence

and under 21!

Gay men have sisters, female relatives , and female friends - and even have photographs taken with them! Thinking gay men live in a world of men is really weird.

@@SuzanneU Seriously? Are you really implying that one can't tell the difference between pictures a man takes with a friend or family member with pictures with a loving spouse?

You are correct. Another guy even with his arm around them could be explained as a good buddy. Good point.

I have a scammer on my friends list on Facebook. I know the original person that it was their account. The account was stolen. Whoever literally is posting pictures of them with probably their boyfriend or husband claiming it’s a friend. They also are posting a picture of a little girl stating she’s their child. It doesn’t matter how many times those of us on posts state this isn’t the real person it’s a scammer, women just keep going for it. You can’t tell them a thing and the scammer hasn’t removed or blocked any of us. They are just somebody’s stolen Instagram pictures. They are very professionally taken and filtered. Scammers have no shame. They will just create a story about who is in the picture with that person.

Maybe it’s because, gay men look after themselves better than straight men. However, you’re right, straight men might have more photos of their girlfriends or wives with them.👍🏾

Exactly, join a choir, book club, sports class, volunteer at a local charity/library/museum/animal shelter. Sign up for classes at adult education centres. My parents elderly neighbour here in Germany is a widow and she is very busy: she sings in a gospel choir, goes to belly dancing and English classes. At the elementary school she volunteers by helping children practice reading with her. Since she spent some time with her husband in Saudi Arabia, she k owns some Arabic and helps in the local refugee shelter

Agree

Get a cat or dog. Join Weight Watchers. Meet people at church.

​@@chgr4674Why does she need to be that busy? It sounds like she is doing everything not to spend time alone. I hope she can also enjoy things like just sitting at home reading a book.

@@stephenbanks5952 but she obviously falls for the scam because she seeks social interaction. I personally love being at home by myself but I also don’t fall for scams. I just said that there are safer and healthier alternatives if you feel lonely and alone

Agreed. They’re few and far between.

And to live out a fantasy life of travel, being taken care of forever by a gorgeous significant other, without examining what are you bringing to the table other than neediness.

Very well said

This comment gets to the heart of the problem. Scammers are well aware of this, but the victims don't always recognize it in themselves.

Weird how no Duke, Berkeley, MIT, University of Chicago, Princeton, Stanford...et cetera.. grads fall for these obvious scams And, there are certainly gullible grads sourced from those schools- but, no stupid person ever graduated from those schools; elderly or not Weird how that works.

Said every woman who has been brokenhearted

she’s traumatized from her ex husband abandoning her, unfortunately she was a very easy target.

@@lovd888 I was horribly neglected & abused as a child. Ex husband put me in the hospital for 13 day, he threatened to SELL ME to outlaw bikers! My elderly uncle was stabbed to death in his kitchen for $24 in food stamps. I'm a cancer survivor. Divorced. And I would never believe this nonsense! And why is he dumb enough to send a video of an American man with an American voice? Clearly, you can tell by his voice on the phone that he is a West African! That's not smart or clever. That's stupid

Is it even a scam.. they supplying these people with more than even their own family.. 😂

​@@lovd888probably doesn't help that family is nowhere near either

These scammers are always in a contract somewhere

What is her self worth? She is not attractive

Why? She is delusional and stupid, deserves everything that happened

Yeah same here

Absolutely not. She's no different than the rest of them.

@@jenniehughes6927 Feels like she kind of is? She had humility, accepted responsibility, and seemed to be smart enough to see the hints and not send him a lot of money. Sure the guy was handsome and younger, but she's lonely and would probably have accepted the attention from a man who isn't, the scammers just never use unattractive people.

That's only a picture the scammer stole. He got to me too. Creep.

Lots of lonely people don’t fall for this rubbish

@@Palletknifepaintbut a lot of lonely old people do ,there is a difference being lonely when you are young and when you are old for sure ,hence why millions of old people get scammed this way every year and most of them are lonely people .

Vain not lonely

I'm lonely too but I would never give anyone my money.

@KittyBooBoo broke and lonely. What a combo! 😀

So hilarious

Why don't they head down to the local senior center? Meet real people

But they will do it anyway

The last episode, the woman became homeless and currently living in a shelter AND EVEN AFTWR GIVING MORE THAN 50k, THE SCAMMER LITERALLY SAID HES FROM NIGERIA AND HES IN LOVE WITH HER, AND SHE KEEPS SENDING MONEY. Moral of these stories is Women have unrealistic expectations and would rather live in a fantasy WILLINGLY JUST FOR THE THOUGHT THAT THEY DESERVE SOMEONE WHOS NOT AVERAGE, SINCE THEY BELIEVE THEY ARE MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE

Au contraire, many can

If you’re attractive, this women will give you everything they have.

In this current economy society people are so lonely that people will pay any price for the hope of human contact.

They're lured in by physically attractive exterior. Catfishing. Women treat tall handsome men one way, short fat losers another. Age doesn't change this.

Lisa is in her late 60's and clearly overweight..and her profile photo is 15 -20 years out of date... So...who's scamming who..??

They like it. Sad.

I'd tell him what he needs is a job or a second or third one

Then I'd block

But he won't leave her alone! 😂😂😂

can you imagine? "I need money to buy food." wtf is so attractive about that??? I buy food for my kids and my dog, not for a man.

Whenever I get a friend request with any man with a sketchy Facebook page I block them do they not look at my Facebook picture and see a man next to me in the profile. ..the nerve

She's a sucker

She’s trying to become self EFFICIENT!

@@andreablamire5509Ha!! I was about to say the same thing!! Self-efficient 🤦‍♀️

Hey ! Great Idea ! 😂

They all have high standards for the opposite sex. Either IG girl hot and young or handsome older man with a great career. I don’t think they’d be attracted to one another.

A very sweet idea, but many of these people are delusional narcissists who only care about how hot the other person is.

@@ladya3302Sadly that is true.

But they all want to date 10s and most of them are 4s at best

So sorry!😢

Oh, good for him. In this case, I guess he didn't lose the 40k, but invested them in enthusiasm injections... At least he didn't leave heart broken, but full of hope, I presume... He must have had a good laughter after he passed. No regrets, no shame, no griief, sadness needed.

Wow. Sorry to hear about your loss. These scammers are evil.

40 million dollars?

​@@Mrs.TJTaylor$40,000

Why do all Americans call people they don’t like “narcissists “??? People can be fake, evil, lying, egotistical, cruel, lazy, overly economical, all bad characteristics are under the umbrella term “narcissistic”, the unlikeabel people are “narcissists”. And when Americans don’t like a person, they “hate” them. The English language deteriorates. My father was from Estonia, we lived In Sweden, he was a teacher in English, German and Russian. 🇸🇪

She wants this man in her life so bad that she overlooks the bad things and ONLY focuses on the good. I guess it's true w/ some people: love is blind. She's blind to see he is just after her money, and nothing else.

I was just about to post the very same thing.

This is how people wind up in abusive relationships, too.

You are exactly right. If he was real, he'd be a toxic person and treat her badly. But they are so desperate to hold onto the relationship that they block out the obvious red flags.

But he’s so hot who cares

Looks matter.🤷 Sexual attraction is important.

Greed and Lust.

I think sometimes it’s because they don’t think they’re pretty or handsome any longer. They’re surprised that someone so handsome or beautiful would like them.

They need to get a life.

Not a lot else to go on when they never meet!

If we go a bank, we generally are assisted by staff who are friendly, helpful and yet assertive. We all need to learn from these bank employees.

It's impossible to fall for these kinds of scams for anyone with a lick of common sense.

​@@opo3628 Common sense is a rare commodity it seems..🤔

Unless a person has really experienced loneliness and depression, they have no idea the how old it can have a person. I am too cheap, so I know I could never fall victim to a scam. And you start asking me to send you money and I’m ending it right there and trust me. I’ve been put in that position. And then you have “victims “like that Jody. By the end of her episode, I was so done with her I didn’t even care. I honestly believe some of these people like being scammed for the attention. And if you think I’m being mean watch Jody’s episode if you haven’t already.

No, there's a level of stupidity that goes with it

Agreed. It's really sad commentary: "I'd rather lose everything than not have a man." It's a shame, because this lady actually seems likable and looking for someone in her own league. Not running her own scam with a 20-year old photoshopped profile pic. I'm actually holding out hope for her.

I know cigarrettes give cancer but i keep smoking.

Well said

How did she NOT see that???

There is a lot of truth to that. The same way on all the other social media platforms.

Yes, the numbers would drop dramatically

Hahaha... Facebook survives from these scammers. It looks that only the scammers and the scammed are still using Facebook 😂😂😂

Yeah it’s bad on Facebook . But they are all over all social media platforms

Even if you report a clearly fake profile, they'll say it doesn't go against community standards. Some azshole made a fake account of my *dead mother* and tried to talk to me, saying how much she missed me and wanted me to send her money so she could come visit. The woman was cremated. I reported it, and was told it DIDN'T GO AGAINST COMMUNITY STANDARDS. Seriously, her account is "in memorium" and has been for years. It since happened with my aunt (also deceased). I report them, out them publicly as scammers, tag them publicly, and tell my entire family to block them. Seriously, facebook gives zero fvcks.

Yer the learners permit was pretty lame

A learner’s permit for a 60 year old 😂😂😂 Maybe if they were a native New Yorker!

Loneliness, low self-esteem, fear of being alone later, in old age, anxiety and depression may cause a person to fall prey of a vicious predators. I have met some people who were victims of such scams. I know other cases that ended up in suicide. I wish more people follow this channel to inform themselves on such cases.

I believe that they all know. They are happy to pay for the dream fantasy. "Love" can be a powerful drug. Even pretend love.

@@cousinsister69 there is another reason too, besides the chemicals that go into the person's brain. The low self-esteem, the loneliness, anxiety, the fear of being alone. The person living any type of illusion, any type of romantic chimera has many other issues. Unfortunately, it is hard to put some sense into someone's brain.

I don't see them as victims they are willing participants!

Loneliness can make someone irrational. I agree with you at 💯

People rarely buy round trip tickets anymore! Unless it is a short trip and you know the exact dates you need to travel, AND you know the price is a good deal--one is better off purchasing 2 one-ways. This way, you can at least track the price on the return and refund it and purchase a new one and get a credit! You're welcome for the travel tip!

​@buffys3477 That depends on which country one is traveling to, and from. As well as what type of visa one is on. It doesn't happen to ppl traveling on a US, Canadian or British Passport, or other main EU countries. And if they DO care, they won't even let you board the flight out bc no one wants to be stuck paying for the return ticket back

@@skontheroad Not everyone is an el cheapo, Dear.

@@skontheroadAnyone thinking of buying two round trip tickets should first read up on this on travel websites for the pros and cons. It’s not always cheaper or more convenient, and it can be risky too.

why didnt she buy a plane ticket and visit

On the permit, he’s under 21! 😂😂😂

@@Maki-00I mean that was the most obvious thing ever! I can understand wanting it to be real so bad that you overlook some stuff, but come on!

@@Maki-00 That permit is so fake, Plus I can tell lot of the photos are photoshopped right away. Someone like her couldn't even see that. I just laughed At the permit. I can't drive, Due to disability. But I have a normal state ID. Not a learner's permit. The scammer couldn't even fake a fake State ID.

You've got to ask yourself, what is a middle-aged man doing with a Learner's Permit?? How has he been getting around all these years?? I guess the scammers weren't particular and not looking closely at what they photoshopped. Pretty sloppy!

Not just that the ID was portrait instead of landscape which is only given to everyone under the age of 21

Agree! 👍

They don't think they are destroying their financial stability. They think it's just a loan and they will be paid back PLUS he is going to buy a nice big house for the two of them. Most would not send money if the scammer didn't tell them he would pay them back as soon as he's home

the fantasy is as addicting as a poker machine addict; when they get told they're getting a house, that the person loves them, they get that dopamine hit, same as when a poker machine hits a feature of pays out@@susaninika7552

I'm with you! Totally!

Never underestimate the power of desperation and loneliness

True, sometimes they confess and love-bomb as themselves. And yes, continue to scam because old ladies continue to fall for it!! Some people should not be online at all

She is online right now!😂

Very true

He has no money, but he wants to buy house, for him and woman who he doesn't know.

Too humble and desperate to be loved. Sometimes humility can work against us. But at least she wasn't declaring how intelligent she is, which so many "victims" do.

I thought so,too

she realized she messed up.

The "intelligent" males with the out of world-standards are way easier to hate.

She seems like a genuinely nice person. I pray one of her friends sets her up on a date with someone they know is a solid person. Her heart & pocketbook has taken too much abuse.

Dianneedwards892 - the Catfish crew aren't enabling the scammers. As long as there are people out there that don't see the whole picture, there will always be scammers.Sicial Catfish are helping folk who are lonely and want someonè in their life. No òne likes to be lonely so emotional blackmail and coercion works andthen voila ! You're ìn love. Its very easy so don't judge them.

It takes two to tango..😂

@@maryearll3359 yeah, I wasn't talking about the catfished crew, I'm talking about the people who hand over money to someone they've never met! I bet the catfished crew roll their eyes 100 times a day because of it. While there are people, giving them money, they can still do this.

😂😂😂 exactly!

Oh what, you don't know any 20 year old geophysicists with gray hair in real life? (neither does anyone else)

She says he’s 60 a few years younger than her, I don’t know where you see he was born in 2003.

@@freddog4490 Because “his” ID says he’s under 21 until 2024.

@@jogermaine8600 I did see the ID but she did say he told her he was 60 years old, so she did know his age.

She likes to workout and exercise....just like he does ??? She looks like she is close to being obese......not exactly a health nut.🙂 These women are completely delusional..😣

Same.. 100%!!

My 82 year old mom fell for a tech scam too. She was suppose to get a $400 refund, then the guy on the other end hit an extra 0 making it $4000 then he told her to buy gift cards. I saw that video on KZfaq after the scam.

Yet 😮 hopefully never. Keep an eye out. Once they know someone is an easy mark they pass around their info and recontact them using a different profile.

My 75 year old dad thought Elon Musk was on Instagram trying to help him invest in crypto. I broke down how those scams work for him, and he says that he never sent any money, but I don't know for sure that he didn't.

Never met? Not worth a penny...😅

@catfishedsupport you catfishing me lol

I think there's a lot of big egos with these "victims", in that they really seem to think that the scammer does know them personally and has fallen immediately in love with them. They never seem to realise they are just one of millions of random people on the internet. Lady, he can not love you, he's never met you, get real.

Agree, for sure it is so obvious, they are all just lonely, sad!

It's astounding she accepted the ID he sent her that said his name is Lexie and he's 20 years old.

You look like a classic romance scammer though 😂

IDK I think it shows how deep loneliness can affect you that your mind can make up shit to hold on to the few morsels of attention and affection just to fill its needs. Of course there are those who are just thinking some hot young thing wants them and they are delusional but people like her are just very lonely and it is sad.

Exactly. Come on people. Open your eyes. How can someone need money from you if they are supposedly rich or working.

I think the same, I like her, she didn’t put the mask of a victim, she knew it was her fault

Good description: A subscriber to fantasy and delusion. Like a magazine delivered to their door, it keeps on coming as the providers work tirelessly to provide their customers with flattery.

For me the opposite is true. It is good and normal to trust and try to help somebody in need. Just too bad, that there are so many as@€&%# taking advantage of good hearted souls.

@@evad8262 you really think this is about helping somebody in need? Really?

But probably wouldn’t give any money to a good charity

@@cangel201 - how much do you give to charity? and how do you know, she would not?

​@@evad8262exactly. In a just world helping others should be a normal thing. But we live in a world were being selfish is rewarded, and so this hyper-individualistic culture has developed where it's seen as weird to have empathy.

I disagree. She is pretty. Not for 65 she is just pretty

I don't really get how this guy is a 10 and she is a four. He looks fine, but I don't think the guy in the pics has supermodel looks or anything. I personally don't think he's handsome (especially without the beard-dude is all chin), but that's just my own opinion and I don't think he's an ugly man. He's just a reasonably attractive looking older man, just as she's a reasonably attractive older woman. Honestly I think she's better looking than him and if you told me she was a decade younger than she is I wouldn't even blink. The real issue is her desperation and the amount of abuse she's willing to accept just to not be alone. She reminds me of my mom. She never got romance scammed, but she never loved herself and accepted men who treated her like garbage because in her eyes that was less shameful than not having a man at all. It's obvious to me that this lady was devastated by her husband leaving her for another woman (at Christmas no less) and is taking all the blame on herself. I truly hope she learns to stop internalizing the shitty behavior of other people and realizes that she deserves better, even if that better is just learning to be a whole person on her own.

Bless that guys heart but a 10? Their looks were on a par with eachother. What video were you watching?

He's no 10 😂

That man is NOT a 10 he is a 2 at best

Yup she said it...🎉

Self-sufficient*

Oh noooo😂

Yes, he did! I had to replay it to be able to believe it. Smh

And she saw that. And it didn't stop her.

I was hoping someone else caught that as well. I was so dumbfounded she didn't see that!!!@😂😂😂

You missed the first half? LOL

Find a nice local guy

Volunteer somewhere - something rewarding to do plus a good way to meet people

Hello, dear sending you my greetings, How are you doing, You have a very gorgeous smile on your profile, If kisses were water I would give you the ocean right now. Nice to meet you.🌺

How do you know that? She said that with her last real life boyfriend, he "slowly broke up with me over Christmas and went back to his ex girlfriend". So it sounds like she was willing to put up with nonsense in real life.

​@@Dariusruckerofficial12Omg, nailed it, lmao!😂

"I love you babe, send me money right now if you love me. Show me you love me, hunny. I thought you said you loved me, my queen. Are you a liar? I hate liars. How can you do this to me? I'm hungry and have no food!"@@Dariusruckerofficial12

@@dovegoddess1100 This is a hell of a lot of “nonsense”. Most aren’t as ready to be a fool with money in person. Lol but hey, there’s plenty of people that’ll put up with about anything for attention I suppose.

Addicted. Worse than gambling or drugs. 😮

She doesn't question his "sleepy" schit on the phone. He's living off her, why work? Just relax and sleep-in.

A good man is not what she wants.😮

To be fair, a lot of the victims are pretty self centered, only focusing on looks or being with someone significantly younger and better looking, surface things. I remember one victims line describing one of the “women” he was talking to as “being young and beautiful, and she like I-phones and wearing designer clothes” nothing about her actual personality. He didn’t care about her personality, he wanted a “trophy “, someone to make him look better if I’m making any sense. Yes, loneliness is terrible and I sympathize on that, however, it’s not all about loneliness for most of these people. If it was just loneliness alone these men and women wouldn’t be looking for someone half their age and “hot” they’d be looking for companionship with anyone. Not to mention a lot of them have a good, supportive family and are totally capable of finding someone their age that isn’t necessarily up to these high standards when it comes to appearance. A lot of times these victims come off as greedy and narcissistic, because they will steal and lie to their family, real people who are there for them, just to keep this delusion going. HOWEVER- THIS woman in this video is much different, I can empathize for her, she genuinely just seems lonely, sweet, humble and is looking for a partner and yes those things most likely stopped her from seeing all of the red flags unfortunately. I like her though, she isn’t like a lot of the rest of the victims I see on this channel.

Being lonely and being gullible are two entirely different things.

@@JaySmith-pv2mw says somebody that isn’t old and lonely.