The increasingly common phenomenon involves perpetrators stealing the online identity of a good-looking man or woman, and creating a profile to lure multiple victims into having sex or sending explicit photos. She will also urge Facebook and online dating companies to be more proactive against catfishing by monitoring their websites more stringently, and by providing warning messages. The Stockport MP has been prompted to act partly by the experiences of her constituent Matt Peacock, a male model who was briefly married to Jodie Marsh and who also dated Katie Price. Mr Peacock, who is now remarried, says he was put under enormous strain after his identity was stolen by a catfish, with his new wife being repeatedly contacted and told he was cheating on her by going on dating websites and asking women for sexual photographs and videos. To which the majority obliged. Some would leave, and some stayed and had dinner with him. Mr Peacock said that with the help of a private detective, he tracked down the catfish and informed his victims that they had been deceived. A lot of them had mental health problems and had opened up about their domestic abuse histories. In no way do I want any association to that kind of person.
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