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Catch The Catfish

About

After her own experience of Catfishing from 2015-2016, Anna needed to turn the negative experience which had impacted her life, into a positive one. Knowledge is power, so she delved into understanding the emotional manipulations she had faced and sought to assist others who had undergone similar situations. She founded Catch The Catfish to do this.

Very quickly, hundreds of victims were contacting her with very many different experiences on the Romance Fraud spectrum.

Catch The Catfish quickly grew into an education and awareness organisation, alongside the victim support already offered.

Now 6 years later in 2023, Anna joined forces with Cecilie Fjellhoy of Tinder Swindler fame to expand on this victim focussed organisation and LoveSaid was founded. LoveSaid reaches surrounding stakeholders of Romance Fraud such as law enforcement, financial institutions and other anti fraud advocates.  Our aim is be a one stop organisation to Prevent, Support and Empower victims through advising, training and having uncomfortable conversations to change the narrative around victim blaming.

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In August 2015, I matched with ‘Antony’.

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Posts

Sextortion

Sextortion: Understanding its Origins and Safeguarding Your Digital Life The rise of technology has undeniably transformed the way we communicate and interact with others. Unfortunately, it has also paved the way for new and troubling forms of online exploitation. Sextortion, a distressing and traumatic form of cybercrime, has become increasingly prevalent in recent years. It …

Pig Butchering

Pig Butchering Pig butchering is a term used to describe a type of investment fraud that is combined with romance fraud. This type of scam typically involves a fraudster (the butcher) posing as a wealthy and successful investor who promises high returns on investments (crypto, gambling, fraudulent rebates and other). The fraudster then targets victims …

The trouble with technology

I started talking about the use of ‘deepfakes’ in the use of romance scams over 2 years ago when we started to see evidence of them in fake news videos with celebrities and heads of state. Unfortunately, this is only the beginning of the journey and more sophisticated use of this technology will be on …