Catfishing – when someone creates a fake online persona to befriend and exploit victims – is making some loud pings on the pop-culture radar. Last month, Netflix dropped the documentary Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare, the twisted tale of Kirat Assi, who was caught in a catfishing net for almost a decade with a “man” … Read more
According to Age UK, the nation’s leading charity dedicated to helping the over-60s enjoy every aspect of later life, an alarming 41 per cent of people over 50 have been scammed online in the past five years. The research surveyed 10,000 adults above 50 and found that an older person becomes a victim of fraud … Read more
Tinder, which describes itself as the “world’s most popular app for meeting new people”, was launched in 2012. The brand has since become available in more than 190 countries and in 56 languages, according to US subscription data. In September 2021, an investigation that studied Tinder account holders found that a staggering 75 million people … Read more
