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African catfish can be prepared for sale in canned form, which is more attractive to consumers.
People who catfish tend to score highly in the ‘dark tetrad’ personality traits.
It’s easy to say “I’d never fall for that” when confronted with the stories of women who were conned by romance fraudster Simon Leviev. But a determined scammer can be very convincing and persuasive.
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