This document provides tips on how to avoid being catfished. It recommends investigating people's online profiles by checking reviews, asking questions, and looking at their social media presence. It also suggests requesting photos, doing photo searches to verify images, looking for inconsistencies in names or signatures. Additional tips include being wary of people who avoid video chatting, having far-fetched jobs, traumatic stories, or asking for money. It advises taking things slowly, protecting personal information, watching for red flags, and arranging to meet in person.

1. Erica Lawer
Twitter:@itsmeerie2014
Slideshare: EricaLawer
HOW TO AVOID BEING
CATFISHED

2. MAKE USE
OF
REVIEWS
http://flic.kr/p/bTPAM2

3. http://flic.kr/p/bwdRP
4
INVESTIGAT
E

4. ASK QUESTIONS
http://flic.kr/p/iVLZt

5. KNOW SOCIAL MEDIA
PRESENCE
http://flic.kr/p/e5wZ3

6. REQUEST PICTURES
http://flic.kr/p/H69y

7. PHOTO SEARCH
http://flic.kr/p/5yYtyK

8. http://flic.kr/p/5fFUQE
NAME SIGN

9. NO WEBCAM, NO DATE
http://flic.kr/p/EvJpn

10. http://flic.kr/p/bNjpa8
AVOID MODELS

11. http://flic.kr/p/awbK7Y
FAR-FETCHED
JOB

12. http://flic.kr/p/edsEs
CHECK
REFERENCES

13. http://flic.kr/p/5NSyKY
FIND AQUAINTANCES

14. BEWARE OF TRAUMATIC
EVENTS
http://flic.kr/p/9pu8uT

15. NEVER SEND MONEY
http://flic.kr/p/bt4mNt

16. TAKE IT SLOW
http://flic.kr/p/8tFjKp

17. http://flic.kr/p/dZ2y6b
PROTECT INFORMATION

18. http://flic.kr/p/dp9fC9
WATCH FOR RED FLAGS

19. http://flic.kr/p/5nBLWw
ARRANGE A MEETING

20. How To Avoid Being
Catfished
By: Erica Lawer
Twitter: @itsmeerie2014
Slideshare: EricaLawer