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It was always the same story&#8230; they would talk for a week and he would think it was going well, but then the women would get into trouble and request money. John quickly became suspicious that the requests were a scheme because they would ask him to send money to another person who would pick it up for them.<\/p>\n<p>John decided to use Spokeo to verify the identities of the women. He searched the women\u2019s numbers and discovered that he was being catfished! He would find that the numbers traced back to a different city or country and to a different name \u2013 turns out some were even men!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour service really helped me out by discovering that the women I was texting were imposters and they were catfishing me. With online dating, you don\u2019t really have proof of who you are messaging. 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