The catfishing scam putting fans and female golfers in danger

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6554056/2025/08/15/womens-golf-catfishing-social-media-stalking-cases/

by jakubmazanec • 11 months ago

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nytimes.com

jakubmazanec• 11 months ago

https://archive.ph/bNpMp

oriettaxx2• 11 months ago

thanks for the link: I cannot stand their pay wall, but

pretty weird:

this website (archive.ph) is banned for Italian by law

"Ministero dell'Interno Dipartimento della Pubblica Sicurezza Direzione Centrale per la Polizia Scientifica e la Sicurezza Cibernetica Servizio Polizia Postale e Sicurezza Cibernetica

STOP !

PAGINA INTERDETTA DAL CENTRO NAZIONALE PER IL CONTRASTO DELLA PEDOPORNOGRAFIA ONLINE (C.N.C.P.O.)"

nathanaldensr• 11 months ago

So, standard pig butchering scam.

oriettaxx2• 11 months ago

"The gist of the con goes like this: Social media user is a fan of a specific golfer; scam account impersonating that athlete reaches out and quickly moves the conversation to another platform like Telegram or WhatsApp to evade social media moderation tools; scammer offers a desirable object or experience — a private dinner, VIP access to a tournament, an investment opportunity — for a fee; untraceable payments are made via cryptocurrency or gift cards. Then, once the spigot of cash is turned off, the scammer disappears."

The catfishing scam putting fans and female golfers in danger

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