Catfish and Fake posters

If you only want to talk to older men and you say you're 20, you might be a catfish.

If you use photos that aren't your own, you might be a catfish.

If you post the same thing in every thread in every forum, you might be a catfish...or a bot.

If you chat with a catfish only to find something fishy, you might be gullible but can still save yourself.

If you answer a post after being warned, you might be desperate. It's like wanting a car or any big purchase. Take a step back, see how you feel the next day...or next week.
 
Not a lit thing, but the other day I was asked for our (a client I do accounting for) accounts receivable report from what was an obvious to me scammer. It's somewhat insidious. What they will do is use the report to tell our customers that our banking information has changed, and then the customers will pay the scammers and not us.
 
Well this is a trap, women arent real to begin with. I mean this is empirical as I've never met one
 
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A new account but not new to Lit. In fact I’ve been on Lit years, but felt to protect my main profile and my history I didn’t want to start calling out the fakes via that profile
Where I come from thats what’s commonly known as chicken shit.
 
It's funny, cause why would you need to "protect your main account and history" and create an alt because of some bots/catfish? Like, what in the witness protection program?!?

I kinda wanna turn this into an actual fishing thread LOL
Honestly I’ve been playing a fishing game with my little on Roblox. It’s lots of fun. 😂
 
If you only want to talk to older men and you say you're 20, you might be are a catfish.

If you use photos that aren't your own, you might be are a catfish.

If you post the same thing in every thread in every forum, you might be a catfish...or a bot.

If you chat with a catfish only to find something fishy, you might be gullible but can still save yourself.

If you answer a post after being warned, you might be desperate. It's like wanting a car or any big purchase. Take a step back, see how you feel the next day...or next week.
FTFY....

Question for the masses...do alts count as catfish by definition or based on intent? I would argue that someone with multiple accounts to hide their past is a catfish, someone who actually lost the ability to log in because they forgot the PW to the site and the email they set up on Hotmail to create the lit account :ROFLMAO: is not technically a catfish.
 
FTFY....

Question for the masses...do alts count as catfish by definition or based on intent? I would argue that someone with multiple accounts to hide their past is a catfish, someone who actually lost the ability to log in because they forgot the PW to the site and the email they set up on Hotmail to create the lit account :ROFLMAO: is not technically a catfish.
Or someone avoiding negative people or stalkers?
 
Here is a funny exchange I had last week with an obvious catfish (brand new account, no followers/followed, no reaction score, etc) ...

bad_nikki
can I ask something

MythicMind
sure.

bad_nikki
Your story..Mr Harrison and kyra his neighbour , is it true or parts of it.
its so very hot

MythicMind
Thanks... it's true in spirit if not in particulars :)
[[NOTE: I now wish I had said, "Yes, I once had a psychologist hypnotize me into thinking she was my sexy neighbor and then she let me fuck her as part of my therapeutic treatment.]]

bad_nikki
oh ok
i am 31, 32b 28 38 , half asian

MythicMind
Ok cool. Half Asian, half what?

bad_nikki
mum never spoke about him, i am not sure
are you white?

MythicMind
So is your Mom Asian or your mystery dad? And if she doesn't talk about him, how do you know he isn't the same as your mom?

bad_nikki
mum is asian, my looks are not typical asian. mum's side relatives made all the snide remarks they could...mum was upset very upset when she figured i have been with a white guy.

MythicMind
Do any of them know who your father is?

bad_nikki
i moved out long ago...actually mum kicked me out.
are you white?

MythicMind
Yikes! So you grew up with a single mom, never knew your dad, and your relatives were all mean to you? Then you got kicked out? What a tragic life you've lived!

bad_nikki
some of it was my doing.
you have not answered, are you white

MythicMind
Well, now I'm curious. So you grew up with a single mom with an unknown father and unhelpful relatives. I imagine your mom wasn't rich, so you must have had it kinda rough. So you started to act out badly enough that your mom couldn't take it anymore and booted you. What were you doing that was so bad? And have you reconnected with her?

bad_nikki
no i have not. got kicked out cause i did something just to spite her off.

MythicMind
Stop teasing! What did you do to get kicked out?

bad_nikki
are you white?

MythicMind
You can see my avatar...I'm a deep, blood red :devilish:

bad_nikki
what does that mean

MythicMind
Avatar? You know, like my icon, with all the squiggly tentacles. You can see it right there above my text box.
Anyway, back to an interesting topic... you got kicked out for doing something so terrible that your single mom kicked you out and you haven't reconnected with her, even though you're 31 now! Have you thought about trying to reach out to apologize to her?

bad_nikki
no...no ..i wont

MythicMind
Because you are too ashamed of what you've done or because she was a terrible mother?

bad_nikki
(you need to tell me if you are white..yes or no)

MythicMind
I told you, I'm a deep, blood red. Who cares about me, I'm boring compared to your dramatic life! So you won't try to reconnect with her, either because you are too ashamed of what you've done or she was a terrible mother. But how long ago was that? Were you a teenager then? Maybe she's changed since then and would like to get to know her daughter again.

MythicMind
Hello? Are you still there, Nikki?
 
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Here is a funny exchange I had last week with an obvious catfish (brand new account, no followers/followed, no reaction score, etc) ...

bad_nikki
can I ask something

MythicMind
sure.

bad_nikki
Your story..Mr Harrison and kyra his neighbour , is it true or parts of it.
its so very hot

MythicMind
Thanks... it's true in spirit if not in particulars :)
[[NOTE: I now wish I had said, "Yes, I once had a psychologist hypnotize me into thinking she was my sexy neighbor and then she let me fuck her as part of my therapeutic treatment.]]

bad_nikki
oh ok
i am 31, 32b 28 38 , half asian

MythicMind
Ok cool. Half Asian, half what?

bad_nikki
mum never spoke about him, i am not sure
are you white?

MythicMind
So is your Mom Asian or your mystery dad? And if she doesn't talk about him, how do you know he isn't the same as your mom?

bad_nikki
mum is asian, my looks are not typical asian. mum's side relatives made all the snide remarks they could...mum was upset very upset when she figured i have been with a white guy.

MythicMind
Do any of them know who your father is?

bad_nikki
i moved out long ago...actually mum kicked me out.
are you white?

MythicMind
Yikes! So you grew up with a single mom, never knew your dad, and your relatives were all mean to you? Then you got kicked out? What a tragic life you've lived!

bad_nikki
some of it was my doing.
you have not answered, are you white

MythicMind
Well, now I'm curious. So you grew up with a single mom with an unknown father and unhelpful relatives. I imagine your mom wasn't rich, so you must have had it kinda rough. So you started to act out badly enough that your mom couldn't take it anymore and booted you. What were you doing that was so bad? And have you reconnected with her?

bad_nikki
no i have not. got kicked out cause i did something just to spite her off.

MythicMind
Stop teasing! What did you do to get kicked out?

bad_nikki
are you white?

MythicMind
You can see my avatar...I'm a deep, blood red :devilish:

bad_nikki
what does that mean

MythicMind
Avatar? You know, like my icon, with all the squiggly tentacles. You can see it right there above my text box.
Anyway, back to an interesting topic... you got kicked out for doing something so terrible that your single mom kicked you out and you haven't reconnected with her, even though you're 31 now! Have you thought about trying to reach out to apologize to her?

bad_nikki
no...no ..i wont

MythicMind
Because you are too ashamed of what you've done or because she was a terrible mother?

bad_nikki
(you need to tell me if you are white..yes or no)

MythicMind
I told you, I'm a deep, blood red. Who cares about me, I'm boring compared to your dramatic life! So you won't try to reconnect with her, either because you are too ashamed of what you've done or she was a terrible mother. But how long ago was that? Were you a teenager then? Maybe she's changed since then and would like to get to know her daughter again.

MythicMind
Hello? Are you still there, Nikki?
Yes, but are you white?
 
I know of a handful of women who are 'real'. Other than that I would assume most are fakes to some degree. In fact most of social media is fake. The amount of AI spam increases every week.
I think there's a danger in using the word 'fake' without attaching it directly to actions like catfishing.

We all post in a certain way that we're comfortable with, showing only parts of our personality that we're willing to show. Does this mean we're fake?

The near-angry defensiveness of some men on here, so fearful of being tricked in some way, can and does lead to trying to pressure women here to share more than they want to... whether it's voice, pics or something else... and god forbid the women say no. We must be hiding something like our penises!

On a personal note, my decision to flirt wildly and yet rarely let anyone 'in', is it my having harmless fun or is it fake because I've led men on with no actual outcome? The same goes for women who post pics but aren't engaging in sexual activity in private? Are they fake for appearing sexual but not being sexual?

If you're posting pics that aren't yours, it's clearly fake. But what if they ARE yours, but they're filtered or older and your body is a bit different now... is that fake?

Even posting about our day, our lives...everything is cherry picked by everyone. Whether it's the best of us to show off or to admit our failings (never the real bad ones, of course). So, does that mean everyone's posts are fake... even though they're actually true?

I understand that no-one wants to waste their time when they're looking for something specific. I understand that it can be embarrassing if you fall for a lie (in any form) that is deliberately offered to deceive.

If there's too much fear of things being fake on here and let's face it, a lot of this is aimed at the women more than the men given the ratios, then in my humble opinion all the 'wary' men are going to do is push the women towards the less fearful and judgemental. We have to expend enough energy in real life to defend our positions as women in society already that when it comes to our presence online... we're not going to bow down to the pressure of men to prove that we're not fake.

(NOTE: this is not an attack on you! It's my rambling thoughts on what I feel is important on Lit. And this is not about cat-fishing.. this is about the usage of the word 'fake' and what it is applied to when used loosely). :geek:
 
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I think there's a danger in using the word 'fake' without attaching it directly to actions like catfishing.

We all post in a certain way that we're comfortable with, showing only parts of our personality that we're willing to show. Does this mean we're fake?

The near-angry defensiveness of some men on here, so fearful of being tricked in some way, can and does lead to trying to pressure women here to share more than they want to... whether it's voice, pics or something else... and god forbid the women say no. We must be hiding something like our penises!

On a personal note, my decision to flirt wildly and yet rarely let anyone 'in', is it my having harmless fun or is it fake because I've led men on with no actual outcome? The same goes for women who post pics but aren't engaging in sexual activity in private? Are they fake for appearing sexual but not being sexual?

If you're posting pics that aren't yours, it's clearly fake. But what if they ARE yours, but they're filtered or older and your body is a bit different now... is that fake?

Even posting about our day, our lives...everything is cherry picked by everyone. Whether it's the best of us to show off or to admit our failings (never the real bad ones, of course). So, does that mean everyone's posts is fake... even though they're actually true?

I understand that no-one wants to waste their time when they're looking for something specific. I understand that it can be embarrassing if you fall for a lie (in any form) that is deliberately offered to deceive.

If there's too much fear of things being fake on here and let's face it, a lot of this is aimed at the women more than the men given the ratios then in my humble opinion all the 'wary' men are going to do is push the women towards the less fearful and judgemental. We have to expend enough energy in real life to defend our positions as women in society already that when it comes to our presence online... we're not going to bow down to the pressure of men to prove that we're not fake.

(NOTE: this is not an attack on you! It's my rambling thoughts on what I feel is important on Lit. And this is not about cat-fishing.. this is about the usage of the word 'fake' and what it is applied to when used loosely). :geek:
You. Fucking. Rock.

So well said. Thanks for sharing that.
 
I think there's a danger in using the word 'fake' without attaching it directly to actions like catfishing.

We all post in a certain way that we're comfortable with, showing only parts of our personality that we're willing to show. Does this mean we're fake?

The near-angry defensiveness of some men on here, so fearful of being tricked in some way, can and does lead to trying to pressure women here to share more than they want to... whether it's voice, pics or something else... and god forbid the women say no. We must be hiding something like our penises!

On a personal note, my decision to flirt wildly and yet rarely let anyone 'in', is it my having harmless fun or is it fake because I've led men on with no actual outcome? The same goes for women who post pics but aren't engaging in sexual activity in private? Are they fake for appearing sexual but not being sexual?

If you're posting pics that aren't yours, it's clearly fake. But what if they ARE yours, but they're filtered or older and your body is a bit different now... is that fake?

Even posting about our day, our lives...everything is cherry picked by everyone. Whether it's the best of us to show off or to admit our failings (never the real bad ones, of course). So, does that mean everyone's posts are fake... even though they're actually true?

I understand that no-one wants to waste their time when they're looking for something specific. I understand that it can be embarrassing if you fall for a lie (in any form) that is deliberately offered to deceive.

If there's too much fear of things being fake on here and let's face it, a lot of this is aimed at the women more than the men given the ratios, then in my humble opinion all the 'wary' men are going to do is push the women towards the less fearful and judgemental. We have to expend enough energy in real life to defend our positions as women in society already that when it comes to our presence online... we're not going to bow down to the pressure of men to prove that we're not fake.

(NOTE: this is not an attack on you! It's my rambling thoughts on what I feel is important on Lit. And this is not about cat-fishing.. this is about the usage of the word 'fake' and what it is applied to when used loosely). :geek:
At first I thought, "Wise words from Xena, Warrior Princess."

But I do, in fact, find myself questioning if you really are Xena or possibly a...oh I dunno....CATFISH? HMMMM?

I will need you to post an audio doing the Xena yell to prove you actually are her. ;)
 
I think there's a danger in using the word 'fake' without attaching it directly to actions like catfishing.

We all post in a certain way that we're comfortable with, showing only parts of our personality that we're willing to show. Does this mean we're fake?

The near-angry defensiveness of some men on here, so fearful of being tricked in some way, can and does lead to trying to pressure women here to share more than they want to... whether it's voice, pics or something else... and god forbid the women say no. We must be hiding something like our penises!

On a personal note, my decision to flirt wildly and yet rarely let anyone 'in', is it my having harmless fun or is it fake because I've led men on with no actual outcome? The same goes for women who post pics but aren't engaging in sexual activity in private? Are they fake for appearing sexual but not being sexual?

If you're posting pics that aren't yours, it's clearly fake. But what if they ARE yours, but they're filtered or older and your body is a bit different now... is that fake?

Even posting about our day, our lives...everything is cherry picked by everyone. Whether it's the best of us to show off or to admit our failings (never the real bad ones, of course). So, does that mean everyone's posts are fake... even though they're actually true?

I understand that no-one wants to waste their time when they're looking for something specific. I understand that it can be embarrassing if you fall for a lie (in any form) that is deliberately offered to deceive.

If there's too much fear of things being fake on here and let's face it, a lot of this is aimed at the women more than the men given the ratios, then in my humble opinion all the 'wary' men are going to do is push the women towards the less fearful and judgemental. We have to expend enough energy in real life to defend our positions as women in society already that when it comes to our presence online... we're not going to bow down to the pressure of men to prove that we're not fake.

(NOTE: this is not an attack on you! It's my rambling thoughts on what I feel is important on Lit. And this is not about cat-fishing.. this is about the usage of the word 'fake' and what it is applied to when used loosely). :geek:
I do completely agree with you. I think a was more referring to totally fake profile as in a man or maybe even a bot. I know of several women who have left because of hassle to prove themselves from men. Of course there are many who want meaningful interaction and they can't really say they weren't warned as this is an erotic fiction site.
Ultimately it's buyer beware and be safe online.
 
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