Catfish presenter Nev Schulman claims he has been the subject of catfishing: 'Ironic, isn't it?'
The term 'catfishing' refers to the phenomenon of internet predators who fabricate fake online personas to entice people into relationships
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Your support makes all the difference.You might have thought that as the host of MTV show Catfish, Nev Schulman would be exempt from "catfishing" - but it turns out not even he is immune.
Schulman is the executive producer and host of the programme where he introduces real life couples who have built up an online correspondence and fallen for each other on the internet but have yet to meet.
To be clear, "catfishing" refers to the act of luring someone into a relationship by adopting a fictional online persona with fake personal information. The term emerged from the 2010 American documentary Catfish which follows Schulman on his journey of falling in love with a girl he has met online and later finding out she is not the person she claimed to be.
But now Schulman claims he himself has been the victim of "catfishing" once again, noting the irony of the situation.
“ATTENTION! For the past two weeks I have been getting lots of tweets and DM's from people who have received a text message from someone pretending to be me,” he said in a Facebook post.
“Ironic, isn't it? Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know it isn't me texting you (sorry) and that you should watch out and probably best to delete/block the number. #DontSendNudes".
A representative for Schulman did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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