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You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
Catfishing can be a hurtful thing, but seems common. How do people who lie about their romantic profiles on dating sites, how do people who catfish others, how do they do it?
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People who catfish others by lying on their romantic profiles on dating sites typically create a fictitious profile that exaggerates their desirable qualities such as appearance, wealth and/or social standing. Photos or videos of people unknown to the victim are often used to fool their potential target. Catfishers will often befriend their victim in an online messaging platform and gain their trust over a period of time before suggesting an in-person meet up or asking for money.