Are food delivery apps catfishing customers? Here’s how to tell ‘what they’re hiding’

Are food delivery apps catfishing customers? Here’s how to tell ‘what they’re hiding’

This is uber-deceiving. Sarah Stusek, who runs @sarahshooots on TikTok, claimed that food delivery apps are catfishing customers, but fear not, because there’s an easy way to tell. “A lot of small businesses do it,” she said in the viral video posted on Nov. 17 with 3.8 million views, but also pointed out that large chains moonlight … Read more

Woman sent ‘Stranger Things’ ‘star’ $10K over 1 year, divorced husband in wild catfishing saga

Woman sent ‘Stranger Things’ ‘star’ K over 1 year, divorced husband in wild catfishing saga

Things sure seemed to end “Upside Down” after this one. A “Stranger Things” obsessed woman fell victim to a ruthless catfishing scam where she began an online relationship, divorced her husband and sent $10,000 worth of gift cards to someone portraying an actor from the hit Netflix show. McKayla, a film artist and single mother … Read more

Your favorite takeout joint is actually a catfishing scam — and it’s totally legal

Your favorite takeout joint is actually a catfishing scam — and it’s totally legal

From the outside, Gourmet Deli at 90th Street and First Avenue seems like every other deli spread across the city. On a typical morning, various locals pop in for bacon, egg and cheese bagel sandwiches and $1.50 drip coffee. But, another wave of customers is flooding in through food delivery apps — only they don’t … Read more

Man catfishing in Missouri snags 4-foot prehistoric fish instead

Man catfishing in Missouri snags 4-foot prehistoric fish instead

A man catfishing along a Missouri river was surprised when he reeled in an unexpected prehistoric fish. The Missouri Department of Conservation said Chandler Lee Tudor hooked and landed a 4-foot lake sturgeon out of the Gasconade River in Pulaski County earlier this week.  Tudor was using worms as bait attempting to catch a catfish as he … Read more