Airport Warns About Catfishing as People Arrive to Meet Loved Ones Who Don’t Exist

Airport Warns About Catfishing as People Arrive to Meet Loved Ones Who Don’t Exist
The Gander, N.L., airport is shown on July 6, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sarah Smellie
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The head of a central Newfoundland airport is warning the public after staff noticed an increase in people who appear to have been victims of a manipulative scheme known as catfishing.

Reg Wright, chief executive of the Gander International Airport, said Monday that more people have been arriving at the Gander International Airport to meet someone they’ve been speaking with online, only to find the person doesn’t exist.