How many people believe they've been catfished

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@ironeyes_cody_psn said in How many people believe they've been catfished:

@matt_42187_psn said in How many people believe they've been catfished:

@ironeyes_cody_psn said in How many people believe they've been catfished:

Ok, there are all kinds out here. Some sincere, some pretty sketchy. There are some folks that really seem to be all about helping out with this game. And, for the most part, they do a good job of it. Probably the primary focus of this forum I would imagine. To market and manage the product.

However, their are people that say the most ridiculous stuff. There is this one guy that tried to convince everyone he was an ex-triple A baseball player. And, TBH, that's not hard to believe. I'm sure this game appeals to ex-baseball players in general..by and large.

It's just this guy's entire narrative was so off. The main reason is he was so deadest on trying to make people believe he was. Just promoted his story way to hard. Those are the type that, typically, aren't.

Catfish always have an agenda. They'll go so far as to drag in fake pix and bogus identities, web-links, etc. thinking you can't possibly disprove such things.

Normally to establish credentials that should make them and expert on a relevant subject, or to build a relationship (those are the ones you really need to be careful of because it's typically not your better good they are concerned with).

So you younger kids, and even older kids. Be careful. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck it might be a catfish.

I would have asked for his name and looked it up on baseball reference to see if he was legit. That would solve the mystery within minutes.

Yeah, he would never give his name. Always had some story wrapped around solving a puzzle that would give it away. If you solved the puzzle you would know his identity. And the puzzle was some goofy rhetoric about finding a high school in some Midwestern town that had a state hall-of-fame shortstop and blah-blah. Something like that. It's been awhile and It's not worth looking for the old posts.

Just like it wasn't worth spending more than 90 seconds or so trying to figure out who he was. Or wasn't more likely

But, he kept his name anony AFAIK.

Cool story.