A woman looking for a side hustle answered a Craigslist ad offering to be paid for setting up dates for another woman. The gig involved pretending to be someone else, but the woman ended up being extremely picky and never actually went on any dates, leaving the catfish with only $100.
A Chinese man, Zhang, was sentenced to 11.5 years in prison for defrauding his girlfriend, Huang, of 2.6 million yuan (about ₹3 crore) by pretending to be a doctor at a prestigious hospital. Zhang, a former hotel worker, fabricated his identity over a six-year relationship, exploiting Huang’s trust and love to fund his gambling addiction.
