UK adults on catfishing awareness and experiences 2023
According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom between 2022 and 2023, almost half of all adults had an increased awareness of catfiashing. Overall, 22 percent had personally experienced catfishing, and 40 percent knew someone who had been catfished. Additionally, one in ten respondents were aware of a catfishing victim who was aged under 18 years. Catfishing is a type of dating scam where people create fake identities on social media and dating sites.
