Catfishing is defined as using a fake identity to trick someone into a relationship or giving money?

• A. Catfishing
• B. Phishing
• C. Spoofing
• D. Scamming

Answer: (A)

Catfishing is deception in which someone creates a false online identity to lure another person into a romantic relationship or to steal money. The description in the question directly matches this idea: using a fake identity to trick someone into a relationship or into giving money.

Phishing, on the other hand, targets people to steal credentials or money through fraudulent messages, but not specifically through romantic relationships. Spoofing refers to pretending to be someone else in communications or data to deceive, without necessarily involving a personal romance. Scamming is a broad term for various illegal schemes to take money, but the scenario here centers on a counterfeit online persona used in dating, which is the essence of catfishing.