Talk about checking in under an alias. A brutally reviewed Las Vegas casino resort has been accused of “catfishing” tourists by peddling rooms under two shiny “new” identities — complete with what one outlet branded as “fake-ass photos.” OYO Hotel & Casino allegedly marketed rooms inside its off-Strip Tropicana Avenue property as two seemingly separate hotels, … Read more
Employers are being “catfished” by young workers, with recruiters supposedly seeing it happen “all the time” in workplaces. “Career catfishing” occurs when someone accepts a job offer but then fails to show for their first day of work with no explanation. A recent survey conducted in the UK of 1000 workers found one in three Gen Z … Read more
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
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
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
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