fake profiles

• catfishBarbeled freshwater bottom-feeder
• scammerOne who defrauds others
• botAutomated software agent
• imposterOne feigning identity
• sockpuppetFake identity for deception

troll · avatar · dating · deception · phishing · stolen · photos · romance · fraud · burner · anonymous · spam · verification · suspicious · account · identity · pretend · lurker

• online fraudclick fraud, fake clicks, fake followers, bots, botnets
• online manipulationastroturfing, bots, bot farms, disinformation, fake news
• romance scamsromance scam, romance scams, romance fraud, sweetheart scam, catfishing
• identity theftidentity fraud, child identity theft, account takeover, credential theft, impersonation