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網路「鯰魚」非識不可CATFISHING

小心網路可疑騙子所設下的圈套！Don't get trapped by these fishy tricksters!

在社群媒體上，即便已經開始和一個人建立關係，也還是可能會保持自己的匿名性。

美國「商業改進局」便指出，約有百分之八十五的網路鯰魚詭計都是從臉書及其約會服務軟體開始。

二○二一年時，因為新冠疫情導致許多人上網尋覓愛情，因此諸如網路鯰魚等愛情詭計比二○二○年增加了百分之八十。

這些騙局導致受害者損失約達十三億美元，還造成許多人留下心理與情感上的創傷。

你也許認為網路鯰魚的受害者很愚蠢，才會那麼容易被騙；不過，厲害的網路鯰魚所採用的策略，能使他們成為引誘人落入陷阱的專家。

網路鯰魚會藉著稱讚你的外貌與能力讓你覺得自己很特別。

他們會表現得就像是你等待了一輩子的那個完美對象。

接下來，在成功操弄你的感情之後，他們會拿走想要的東西，然後就消失無蹤。

一旦你發現自己受騙，很可能會心碎不已——甚至更糟。

網路是一個絕佳工具，能讓使用者學習新事物、玩遊戲以及認識有趣的人。

不過，每個人都應該對躲藏在暗處的網路鯰魚保持警覺。

如果有一個人似乎美好得不像是「真的」，那麼關於他的一切應該就是「假的」！

On social media, it's possible to remain anonymous even after you have started building a relationship with someone. According to the Better Business Bureau in the U.S., around 85 percent of catfishing schemes start on Facebook and the Facebook Dating service. In 2021 as the pandemic pushed many to search for love online, romance schemes, such as catfishing, rose by 80 percent compared to 2020. These scams cost victims around $1.3 billion in losses and left many with psychological and emotional damage.

You may think that victims of catfishing are silly for being easily tricked, but the strategies of successful catfish make them experts at luring people into traps. Catfish make you feel special by praising your looks and abilities. They make themselves sound like the person you've been waiting for all your life. Then, after manipulating your emotions, they take what they want and disappear. Once you realize that you've been tricked, you will probably be heartbroken - or worse. The internet is a wonderful tool that allows users to learn new things, play games and meet interesting people.

However, everyone should be wary of the catfish who hide in the shadows. If someone seems too good to be true, they probably are!

scheme （n.）陰謀；詭計

A guy I didn’t know very well tried to interest me in a get-rich quick scheme, but I declined.

scheme （n.）計畫；方案

The scheme for this development includes housing, restaurants and shops.

scheme （v.）計畫；密謀

Several students are scheming to get out of taking the final geography test. 計畫逃避地理科的期末考

lure （v.）誘惑；引誘

That store lures people in with ads for a sale, and then they don’t have any of the advertised products. 用特價廣告吸引   缺貨

After  Aaron quit his job for a better offer, his old company kept trying to lure him back. 

Many lured her kids out to the  swimming pool by promising them chocolate cake. 

anonymous 匿名的

to swindle 騙取

emotional baggage

精神負擔 (Emotional baggage)

感情包袱日常表達與社會科學中的許多變化，但類似的概念，自救運動等領域相關因素：它的普遍關注，是一種情感性質的未解決的問題，經常有暗示的感情包袱有害的。作為一個隱喻意象，它就是一個人背負著過去所有的失望，錯誤和創傷。

emotional damage

直譯為「情感傷害」或「情緒攻擊」，是居住在美國的愛爾蘭及華裔混血演員兼YouTuber史蒂芬·何·奧伯恩（Steven He O'Byrne[2]）在其YouTube影片中使用的一句台詞，其在一些網絡媒體平台引發不小反響，並成為一個流行語和迷因。

naive 天真的；幼稚的；輕信的  vs. gullible 易受騙的

cry your heart out 哭得一把鼻涕、一把眼淚的；哭得很慘

= sob your heart out

I watched a sad movie last night and I cried my heart out.

= sing your heart out唱得很投入

manipulate （v.）操縱；控制

Several coworkers told me to stay away from Rocky because he manipulates people to do his work.  操縱別人替他做事

manipulate （v.）熟練的使用或操作

Those pictures can be manipulated to make that hosu look larger than it is.

manipulate （v.）用手去操作

Babies find out how the world works by manipulating objects. 透過用手拿東西了解世界的運作

wary （adj.）小心翼翼的；謹慎的

Ruth was wary of driving through the mountains because of the snow. 

It is important to teach your kids to be wary of strangers. 提防陌生人

The country  was wary of the peace treaty because it involved giving up a large percentage of land to its neighbor to the north. 

where have you been all my life? 

heartbroken

suicidal

to lurk

to prank someone 整人

But, you know, if it's happening online, and they're trying to trick me into believing that they are someone that they're not, well, maybe I could do the same thing on my end and... kind of have fun with the situation. 

to not engage with someone