U.S. adults who have sent money to a catfish by gender 2022

As of January 2022, eight percent of male and three percent of female U.S. internet users reported that they had definitely sent money to a catfish. Overall, ten percent of men and 12 percent of women said they had probably sent money to someone pretending to be someone else. The vast majority of respondents said they had never sent money to a catfish.

Share of adults in the United States who have sent money to a catfish as of January 2022, by gender

Characteristic	Male	Female
Yes, definitely	8%	3%
Yes, probably	10%	12%
No, probably not	2%	1%
No, definitely not	80%	84%

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Release date

January 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 14 to 15, 2022

Number of respondents

2,211 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "To the best of your knowledge, have you or anyone you know ever sent money to a catfish?"
The source defines catfishing as a situation "where users are tricked by fake accounts into online relationships and sometimes scammed out of money".
Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

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