A Catfish STOLE MY IDENTITY

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2023
  • Today I'm sharing with you a creepy case of stolen identity! Here an account on a dating site in the USA used my name and photos, but to what end?
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  • @erin1569
    @erin1569 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +226

    Important lesson:
    Don't give Emma your credit card information unless it's for her merch linked in the description

    • @RoburDrake
      @RoburDrake 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Speaking of that, my Baphy arrived today!

    • @Neuvost
      @Neuvost 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That sounds like a bother. Would leaving my credit card info in the comments be close enough? Do you also need my mother's maiden name and/or social security number? 'Cause I'd hafta go look that up.

  • @skocko2t778
    @skocko2t778 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +174

    RED ALERT ! My Baphy plush just arrived and my kids are jaleous of me and négociations occur about whose bed will welcome Baphy

    • @kathleenlamb597
      @kathleenlamb597 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Eeeeeee! I'm so excited to get mine!

    • @Andrew-pr9xv
      @Andrew-pr9xv 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Oooh, maybe mine will be arriving soon.
      I mean, my daughter's will be arriving soon.
      My daughter's.
      I'm a grown up man, so I don't get plushies for myself.
      Because I'm a big Manly-Man (TM)
      ...
      I hope mine gets here soon.

    • @simonroper4713
      @simonroper4713 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I went outside to smoke and the rain had formed a pattern on a concrete slab that looked exactly like the plushie! It’s a sign! You will reign in hell x

    • @Felinius
      @Felinius 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      OMG I FORGOT TO GET MY BAPHY 😭😭😭

    • @josephvarno5623
      @josephvarno5623 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I also have received my adorable plush Baphy!

  • @James44789
    @James44789 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +140

    A video covering deepfakes/AI ethics is a great and very relevant idea, I recently read an article about an underage Spanish student who was deepfaked by bullying students…it’s certainly a very real issue that needs boundaries!

    • @peterwerninck9529
      @peterwerninck9529 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Yeah I remember that one too! The papers here reported on it a lot because of the controversy around how you tackle the problem of teaching why thats wrong to the boys and why they would think to do it in the first place. Sounded like the boys did it mostly to humiliate the girl rather than for porn reasons. Didn't bode well for how we socialise folk to see others (well in Spain at least).
      Anyways, I agree, a video on this topic would be good! Its a very new technology but mirrors most of the same problems we already have.

  • @jarjab2games
    @jarjab2games 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    A catfish once stole my identity too. I was out noodling, and while i reached in the hole one came out and snuck my wallet away from me.
    I couldn't find it again. And now ive got charges on my card for fish food and bait.

    • @josephvarno5623
      @josephvarno5623 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It deeply disturbs me that I actually know what noodling means in this context.

    • @ChristopherSadlowski
      @ChristopherSadlowski 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Wait...who is the bait for? Is the catfish fishing for people? And if so, what is people bait? Pizza?

    • @vforwombat9915
      @vforwombat9915 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      best comment under the video.
      you got me hook, line, and sinker.

    • @tdcfc
      @tdcfc 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Get out...

    • @Facetiously.Esoteric
      @Facetiously.Esoteric 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ChristopherSadlowskiGoogle Hanna Barron.

  • @IanM-id8or
    @IanM-id8or 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Turns out it was fortunate that the person contacted you.
    Congrats on your 4 year anniversary. May you have many more

  • @RogerOThornhill
    @RogerOThornhill 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +109

    So... you're saying I SHOULDN'T go to the coffee shop on Melrose and La Brea this Friday? Even if I've already bought the red beret you told me to wear?

    • @scania9786
      @scania9786 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Ofc you should go, only the real Emma would tell you to wear a red beret!

    • @tatiana4050
      @tatiana4050 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      ​​@@scania9786 red beret and nothing else? I'm guessing you aren't wearing the beret on your head?

    • @andy2950
      @andy2950 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      All that way, just to have your heart broken.......😢

    • @ethanmiller3200
      @ethanmiller3200 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Don’t forget to pass by the giant dinosaur statue, that was very important.

    • @amelliamendel2227
      @amelliamendel2227 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If you already have the beret tho

  • @Ascend777
    @Ascend777 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +200

    This problem mostly plagues small channels because (as you pointed) people can only report if they know the content creator, which has a small audience.

    • @DagmarDollmaier
      @DagmarDollmaier 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      More than 100k subscribers is not a small channel. Just IMHO

    • @yeoldegunporn
      @yeoldegunporn 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@DagmarDollmaierthere’s 67 million people in England alone. What are you talking about?

    • @verdatum
      @verdatum 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Also, they don't have the resources to hire those entities set up to patrol for that stuff, unless they've become cheaper, dunno

    • @Jacob-Sophia
      @Jacob-Sophia 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@yeoldegunporn”Your channel’s subscriber numbers don’t even compare to a major nation’s population. That’s pretty small.”

    • @Jacob-Sophia
      @Jacob-Sophia 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Peanutbuttergamer had it happen to him and he has over 3 million subs so not necessarily

  • @ronnibrant5813
    @ronnibrant5813 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    Yes, some of us Americans use the work "snark". Also, your American accent is shockingly good. I usually find the British take on the American accents creepy or annoying. Well done!

  • @docostler
    @docostler 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +136

    As an asocial being I've never held a social media account. And identity theft is one of the reasons why.
    With that in mind, I've always liked Sean Locke's attitude when it comes to _him_ having a social media account.
    Sean: "I have one tweet and 36,000 followers. On the basis of the follower to tweet ratio, that makes me the most successful tweeter in history. My single tweet was 'Due to a series of imposters I have been forced to set up a twitter account. Now go fuck yourselves."
    RIP, you legend.

    • @RickReasonnz
      @RickReasonnz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Aw, you got me smiling at that legend Sean Locke. still hard to think of him being gone.

    • @FocusedFighter777
      @FocusedFighter777 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I also have little account as possible....
      And avoid social media like the plague.
      I have skills and hobbies but the fear of having my accoints stolen, or arts stolen: is too much.
      Because this happens all the F time.
      We already are forced to have so many accounts and passwords for the government stuff and bills stuff, banks as well.... and they get scamed as well.
      It's too much.
      So why take the additional risk.....

    • @--Animal--
      @--Animal-- 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Sean Lock was a national treasure, only man who could make dad jokes funny.

    • @rainbowkrampus
      @rainbowkrampus 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I can't believe I'm only just finding out Sean Lock died. Somehow I completely missed the news for two years.
      I figured he'd been busy with acting engagements or something and that's why he wasn't on any of the panel shows.
      What an absolute tragedy.

    • @tobyclayton2597
      @tobyclayton2597 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@rainbowkrampusI'm with you there. I had no idea, I've just had to Google it. I'm actually quite shocked.

  • @connla
    @connla 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    "all your friends are secretly spiders" :D
    That starting point on your old profiles still makes me think now and then.

  • @wintermute740
    @wintermute740 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Definitely creepy. At least they didn't find an old dating profile and clone it, I suppose.

  • @bookfreak360
    @bookfreak360 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

    Fan from America here, that American accent threw me off so much 😂 it was way too real and I thought someone else had to be talking.
    10/10 great American accent, and yes we do say "snark" (I think I hear the term "snarky" more often though.)

    • @rickpapineau5939
      @rickpapineau5939 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      What is an "American" accent? Folks from Cali sound nothing like Boston, nor Austin Tx, so which is the "American" one?

    • @incitedoubt5375
      @incitedoubt5375 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@rickpapineau5939 the same is true about different parts of england or australia though. the accent emma does in the beginning is obviously from some part of america, although beyond that imo it's kind of hard to place.

    • @jc3drums916
      @jc3drums916 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      ​@@rickpapineau5939 "An" American accent is not the same as "the" American accent. But to answer your question, it is whatever is most often presented in media as the archetype - neutral/West Coast for American, RP for English, etc.

  • @odysseytecharts8144
    @odysseytecharts8144 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    You got the accent perfectly. We totally say "snark". One of my favorite things!

  • @TGabes_Gaming
    @TGabes_Gaming 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    You’re not alone. My partner was an onlyfans “star” with a moderate following a few years back. To this day people catfish as him and I only know because I have friends in the Midwest who are like, “this your man?” And he’s sitting next to me in New York 😂 People are really crazy with it all. It’s especially rife with onlyfans models because a lot of my friends struggle with it happening all the time.

  • @unduloid
    @unduloid 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    I once had a whale shark steal _my_ identity. I kept getting bills from night clubs from all over the world for a long while after that one.

    • @AnEntropyFan
      @AnEntropyFan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Wouldn't the night clubs be coming after you only if a baby seal stole your identity?

  • @deimoskaischylos
    @deimoskaischylos 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I had a brief-very brief-return to dating sites some months ago and one thing that stood out to me was how many profiles were clearly written by AI, with some using AI-generated photos. It was hard to tell but nothing escapes my laser-like perception. The easy-to-miss cues in photos were the differently-sized limbs which changed between their photos, floating limbs, incredibly tiny heads, hidden hands, et cetera.

  • @JaneDoe_123
    @JaneDoe_123 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    4:50 - don't catfish as Emma's nan either!

    • @quasnof
      @quasnof 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Now there is an idea...

  • @BetterThanEmber
    @BetterThanEmber 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    Your American is getting spooky good. I can't even call it an accent; your voice changes so much that it's more of an impression (of a person who does not exist) 👻

    • @ChristopherSadlowski
      @ChristopherSadlowski 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      As an American I clocked it immediately. It's a tough accent to do, and I even heard the cracks sometimes in A-list celebrities performances. Plus we have our share of weird regional dialects that can further muddy the water. Practice makes perfect though! I think what makes it so tough is our vowels are so clipped and we talk so damn fast.

    • @mirandarensberger6919
      @mirandarensberger6919 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@ChristopherSadlowskiYes to all of that. I also notice that when British people try to mimic the American rhotic "r" sound, they often over-exaggerate it-- not by much, but just enough to sound off to Americans.

  • @manytinyboxes
    @manytinyboxes 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    i’m sorry, this is so unfortunate! i think it’s good to give attention to this issue

  • @SwordTune
    @SwordTune 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +89

    I'm not surprised the catfish wanted to use your likeness, maybe they thought since you're not a massive celebrity, no one would notice.
    But the deepfake porn thing is absolutely ridiculous. I cannot imagine how anyone could request or peoduce that in good conscience.

    • @TheTrueValkyrie66
      @TheTrueValkyrie66 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      "in good conscience"
      "conscience"
      It's a staple of 4chan and other cesspits. They also keep libraries of naked bodies to shop into still images of celebrities/microcelebrities. There's about a billion such videos and images made with Ben Shapiro's sister, Hila Klein, and all major Twitch streamers that don't make porn of their own. And those that do.

    • @witherschat
      @witherschat 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I would love a video on the topic tho. It's rarely talked about

    • @NottherealLucifer
      @NottherealLucifer 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      It's because they see it as "It's not really her though, so it's fine." I've seen those corners of the internet, they've convinced themselves it's not creepy.

    • @ziploc2000
      @ziploc2000 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There's a current case in Almendralejo in Spain where many underage girls had their images used for fake porn.

    • @Thanos1908
      @Thanos1908 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A decent deepfake requires too many resources for most of them not to be blatant at being fake.

  • @DavidBDMyers
    @DavidBDMyers 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The fact that they used your name and made the other information sound like you IRL, makes me think they were hoping to cash in on your celebrity. Usually when people catfish they give the profile a random name so the victims can't easily locate the picture source.

  • @prinfectorum6447
    @prinfectorum6447 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    I watched Project Power when it came out, and I enjoyed it quite thoroughly. It's super cool to know you worked on it, as well as the Catfish documentary guys.

  • @juliav.mcclelland2415
    @juliav.mcclelland2415 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I didn't know you weren't single! Congratulations to you and your very lucky partner!

  • @corringhamdepot4434
    @corringhamdepot4434 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Back in the day when UKIP was still a thing, one of my local UKIP Councillors used to jump on every one of my Facebook posts that he didn't like. To call me a "troll" because my profile photo is of comedian Jimmy Edwards. He managed to get me banned from several pages and groups. While using a football club badge, or cartoon as a profile pic was never questioned.

  • @alanchristensen5735
    @alanchristensen5735 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Emma you are a complete delight. Thanks dear for your videos. You know you've made the big time when they catfish you. Stay safe

  • @CrankyQuokka
    @CrankyQuokka 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    I can't guess at how icky this would feel. The deep fakes and AI are opening up a whole new world of creepiness. Enjoy your to the convention 😀

    • @Gfish17
      @Gfish17 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Even before deepfakes and AI there were some Creepy, CREEPY PEOPLE!
      I remember hearing stories about weirdos taking pictures and making a collage of the subjects face put over other people's faces in magazines.

    • @Sem5626
      @Sem5626 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Gfish17 magazines.... what, back in 1993?

    • @CrankyQuokka
      @CrankyQuokka 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @Sem5626 Even back in the 1970s! Trust me, I'm that old... damn it.

  • @Evieangelion
    @Evieangelion 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    The american accent was weirdly natural ngl. Jarred me so hard I did a double take.

  • @dennismason3740
    @dennismason3740 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "I'm not that self-obsessed..." - the posture is hilarious @1:52.

  • @13thAMG
    @13thAMG 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You're not single?
    A VFX editor.
    Wow, you're a dark horse, Emma. Full of surprises. In a nice way. 😊

  • @axel1957ll
    @axel1957ll 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    You are not a small channel anymore. Twice in the past 2 months I came across other channels that mentioned your name or had your picture.
    You have a great american accent. You are almost as good as Alba Baptista who started in "Watrrior Nun". I was shocked when I found out baptista wasn't american.
    There are too many bad people on the internet. I hope they didn't completely ruin it. I love my online friends.

  • @dylanmahaffey8920
    @dylanmahaffey8920 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This video was all an excuse for Emma to flex about her Masters degree. Well played.

  • @bitsy00005
    @bitsy00005 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Cool to know that you worked on Project Power. I enjoyed watching it (twice) and thought the effects were quite good. Also, some Americans do use the work snark or describe something as snarky.

  • @pyroblast3000
    @pyroblast3000 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Watching this made me feel...icky. People are weird.

  • @amyturpen4726
    @amyturpen4726 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Hey there Emma,
    Thought I would let you know that you do have an American doppelganger. It is my youngest daughter; however I can assure you she would not appropriate your identity. She is a couple months older than you and you both have very similar personalities. One of the reasons I so enjoy watching your content.

    • @daedalus6796
      @daedalus6796 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Clearly Emma is a clone of your daughter who was artificially given a British accent

    • @amyturpen4726
      @amyturpen4726 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@daedalus6796 clearly.
      My daughter does absorb accents like a sponge though. 🙂

  • @mrmr446
    @mrmr446 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Congrats on the anniversary, hope this didn't feel too uncomfortable for you. Hugs x

  • @TheoryGuy83
    @TheoryGuy83 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As a Certified American (TM) I am here to report that we do, in fact, say "snark" although I mostly use the adjective form: snarky.
    I also love that one of the interests is "take out". If there's one thing we Americans have absolutely made a hobby out of, it is that. A+ work on that bit.

  • @Rickfernello
    @Rickfernello 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That must feel so icky. As content creators we are just bound to have to deal with massive creeps like this. Shouldn't be this way, it sucks.

  • @rudeboyjohn3483
    @rudeboyjohn3483 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    As an American, I can definitely confrim that I use 'snark' on a regular basis...however, I also listen to an unhealthy amount of Brittish 2Tone ska music, so...

    • @TheHunterGracchus
      @TheHunterGracchus 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too. For the snark was a boojum, you see.

  • @TechyBen
    @TechyBen 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    That's kinda flattering, you have an identity! :D (I don't. :( ) PS you're closed caption employee is amazing.

  • @FezzelwhigsForum
    @FezzelwhigsForum 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    THANK YOU EMMA! You're the first and only youtuber so far to acknowledge the scammers who troll TH-cam comments. (at least to my knowledge) Sure it's obvious but there are gullible people out there. I wish more popular youtubers would bring attention to it. Thank you thank you. Also, Love your America impression.

    • @desperadox7565
      @desperadox7565 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      One of the TH-camrs I watch warned his audience too but I don't remember which one.

    • @Cheepchipsable
      @Cheepchipsable 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They have been around for months, and when aware most YTers do address them.
      Just make sure you report the messages as spam. The more that do the faster they disappear.

    • @desperadox7565
      @desperadox7565 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Cheepchipsable Months? Years.

  • @simonroper4713
    @simonroper4713 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +64

    Emma you have no idea the industry of scammers is massive, literally industrial levels. You have over 100k subs so yes you are a target. You have no clue what these scam teams have access too. This is really really disturbing. I know you laugh it off but this is worrying stuff. My mum is in her 70’s she isn’t tech savvy and got scammed.

    • @rayay248
      @rayay248 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I get what you’re trying to say but maybe this could have been said is a less patronizing tone?

    • @CC-kp7ge
      @CC-kp7ge 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She's not the target of the scam though lol

    • @simonroper4713
      @simonroper4713 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How can text have a tone? I didn’t intend to be patronising. If you read it like that that is on you. I’m just staggered at the level of industry the scammers operate at.

    • @rayay248
      @rayay248 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@simonroper4713 You’re right, I misspoke. It wasn’t your tone that was patronizing, it was literally just what you said that was the patronizing bit. “Emma you have no idea…” “You have no clue…” and just your ‘I’m gonna tell you what’s what little lady’ attitude. It’s okay though. I’m used to men on the internet not being conscious of the condescending way in which they speak to women, and I’m just as used to men not accepting this as so when it’s pointed out to them.

  • @Facetiously.Esoteric
    @Facetiously.Esoteric 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes, we snark often. Usually said as "that person is snarky".

  • @noone-igloo
    @noone-igloo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Speaking as an American, yes, we will absolutely say snark. I can't speak for the entire country, but it's common enough in New York and Los Angeles. Though I'd say "snarky" is significantly more common.

  • @phoenix_kiana
    @phoenix_kiana 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The dating scams always want gift cards as they are easier to not trace and not give back. Thought I found a guy that was going to be a nice boyfriend. Told me he had two daughters, I saw pics, talked to him via a chat app for phone calls, which is a red flag for me now, all of that lovely stuff. Found out after Christmas, this person I thought I was falling for was a fake and the photos were of someone that is deceased. He had two daughters too.
    Thank you for sharing this catfish story to help spread awareness as well.

  • @jverz9430
    @jverz9430 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I thought that happened to me, once. Someone sent me a screenshot of my profile and I thought, "Uh oh, did someone steal my photo?" and then I realized it was my actual profile and I had just blocked the app without turning off my profile.

  • @MrBlue-ni6te
    @MrBlue-ni6te 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Damn. I guess I should cancel these wedding invitations 🤣

  • @BaronVonLethal
    @BaronVonLethal 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    A vid on ai deepfakes would be interesting. I think there's a lot of people who have decided to fight it but others who think it's a hazard of the job.

    • @theflyingdutchguy9870
      @theflyingdutchguy9870 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      deepfakes are so crazy. it can be so realistic its almost scary

  • @tcomee6579
    @tcomee6579 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    WAIT WAIT WAIT!! What do you mean the hot sexy women in my area are scams! I see the ads all the time and I just assume that every time I go to the market I leave behind a swath of swooning sexy singles because the side bar ads tell me that my area is just chock full of them! Are you saying that doesn't happen?

  • @blenderpanzi
    @blenderpanzi 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oh, I've been to MCM multiple times, but not since 2020. Been there meeting online friends before. Can't fly there this year, too close to certain appointments. Feels nicer to me than San Diego Comic Con, probably because it's more relaxed, the people, and because of London.

  • @jasmijnariel
    @jasmijnariel 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A lot of catfishers use others identity to get nudes from people who think they are "lucky" to talk to someone famous.... so they send it easier. Pretty dumb , but a lot fall into that trap

  • @tevkaber4604
    @tevkaber4604 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The disturbing part is the number of videos you’ve posted would probably make a convincing cloned AI voice possible, so someone could even catfish with video and audio.

  • @TheIronDonkey
    @TheIronDonkey 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If i ever see someone stealing your identity on a dating app I'm going to report and say "I know the real Emma! She's 5'3"!"

  • @stevenredpath9332
    @stevenredpath9332 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Emma, I don’t know how to tell you this but there’s really weird people out there. And they think they are NORMAL! Run from anyone who describes themselves as normal.

    • @SonsOfLorgar
      @SonsOfLorgar 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Most sane people I know considder it slander to be refered to as normal 😂

  • @duanewilkinson9739
    @duanewilkinson9739 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just wanted to say many congratulations on your anniversary Emma x 4 years is fab x
    Also love the video , very informative and a great warning to be careful online x

  • @johnmesser3278
    @johnmesser3278 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Young, so always new ideas.
    Damn smart and appreciated always.
    I am older and send respect.
    May you flourish

  • @bztube888
    @bztube888 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    21?! What a blatant lie! She obviously looks 22.

  • @FeministCatLadySpinster
    @FeministCatLadySpinster 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I don't think it matters if someone is well known - a coworker of mine isn't a public figure in any way, shape or form, and people keep stealing her pictures and making fake Instagram accounts. 🤷‍♀️
    Emma is taller than me and someone tried to claim shorter. 🤣

    • @Cheepchipsable
      @Cheepchipsable 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, they will steal any pic.

  • @dragon1011dk
    @dragon1011dk 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    There is only one "Mistress God of Changing Water to Wine Emma Thorne".
    PS: "Five Finger Sale" is a way say stealing.

  • @VinceLammas
    @VinceLammas 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There is no reason I should follow Emma except for her quirky nature, great sense of humour and extremely serious Britishness. I don't think the fake Emma looks quite as confident in herself as the snarky person we see today 😀

  • @post1084
    @post1084 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yes it is a bit 'icky', but it also seems like the beginning of an 'International Mystery" where the real Emma solves the mystery behind the reason there is a pseudo Emma supposedly living in LA.

  • @danwest3825
    @danwest3825 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Congratulations on your anniversary :)

  • @juliav.mcclelland2415
    @juliav.mcclelland2415 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks to TV Tropes, yes, Americans have embraced the word "snark."

  • @Ken-ki
    @Ken-ki 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm an atheist too Emma! Thx for sharing this creepy experience with us, my best regards from Colombia 😁

  • @vincegamer
    @vincegamer 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Something similar happened to me.
    A person contacted my wife to tell her i was cheating on her because she found me on a dating site.
    But it was a Canadian dating site and we live in Florida.

  • @shannonmariehauck
    @shannonmariehauck 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    “Emma, Americans do say ‘snark’,” Shannon said snarkily. 🤣💖

  • @IrocZIV
    @IrocZIV 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've been on dating apps recently, and they seem far worse with fake profiles and such than they were last I was on. They are also far trickier with their fakes now too, and how they respond.

  • @lockpickingparamedic2136
    @lockpickingparamedic2136 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Who doesn't know the LA in the UK just between Rome UK and Tokyo UK

  • @gloriadell3416
    @gloriadell3416 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    So I guess we're not meeting at Sharkey's on Saturday??? 😂

  • @ElectroCurmudgeon
    @ElectroCurmudgeon 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    what a bummer. no one i have ever talked to said or say "snark" . good to know you got it fixed without to much trouble or any loss. I think this type of thing happens a lot to people in media in general. there was a tv reporter who did not know his pic was on dating sites.

  • @EsTOEban
    @EsTOEban 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'd say something is "snarky" rather than something "has snark" or "of snark"

  • @carlosspeicywiener7018
    @carlosspeicywiener7018 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When scammers ask for my credit card number, I send them random numbers to 100,000 digits and buried somewhere in there is my actual number. 14 years and so far nobody has cracked it.

  • @davidcarter5038
    @davidcarter5038 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    10:45 dance parkour sounds great. Wait...(types into google)... turns out it really is A Thing.

  • @LadyMoonweb
    @LadyMoonweb 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    On the bright side, you know you're something when they start copying you.
    As icky as this is, congratulations on being _worthy_ of duplicating!

  • @MandibleBones
    @MandibleBones 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Many of us would absolutely say snark. But the ones on dating sights might just say "sarcasm"? I don't even know.

  • @StayDoLo4ever
    @StayDoLo4ever 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The accent change is spot on! It's hilarious!!🤣🤣😂

  • @danpatrones6360
    @danpatrones6360 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your American accent is getting much better! Although when you said "SnarK" there was too much emphasis on the last K, at least to my ear.

  • @wkgmathguy218
    @wkgmathguy218 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Congratulations on the four years! Yay Emma!

  • @francoisej.wafflingtoniii6297
    @francoisej.wafflingtoniii6297 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Snark with “hard-r” 😊

  • @justinwatson1510
    @justinwatson1510 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1) that was an unusually good American accent
    2) i knew running Internet cables underwater would be a mistake, but never expected this to be one of the consequences.

  • @raywood8187
    @raywood8187 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bumble is a pretty good description for this fiasco

  • @segue2ant395
    @segue2ant395 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You know, ever since that malarkey with the Sea Turtles and the drinking straws, I feel like the animals of the ocean have been getting too big for their boots - but this is just ridiculous. Identity theft is not a joke!

  • @SpinyBadger
    @SpinyBadger 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    3:40 "Please give all credit card details" definitely needs an Atomic Shrimp "you know, the kind of information you should never share with strangers on the internet"

  • @brian.the.archivist
    @brian.the.archivist 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In true catfish tradition... Check with your best friends and one random acquaintance in case it is revenge impersonation

  • @Crosis101
    @Crosis101 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I had a woman I was talking to when I was going through a divorce catfish me. She must have subscribed to the persons socials or whatever because she gave me pics of like relevant events. Obviously this is awful for you because of the lies, I am happy this person reached out to you to get it taken down, because dealing with those lies on the other end sucks too…

  • @deathsyth8888
    @deathsyth8888 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I wouldn't never get catfished by this profile. That's because I know Emma would be too good for me.

  • @pattheplanter
    @pattheplanter 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I really liked Project Power. Good work!

  • @robyns5977
    @robyns5977 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your accent at the beginning straight up unnerved me, I was convinced our reptilian overlords had gotten to you for a second.

  • @jackthetford7558
    @jackthetford7558 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Always fun to find a fresh vid of you to watch with a hot cup of coffee

  • @elibot
    @elibot 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I had to think for a minute with the leaf symbol, because it looked more like a little explosion. So I was like "Socially explosive? What the fuck does that mean?"

  • @JeremyBowkett
    @JeremyBowkett 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Emma gets catfished. She also enjoyed _Catfish: The TV Show_ . The producers of _Catfish_ then produced a movie called _Project Power_ , starring Dominique FISHback. You see, it's fish all the way down... And it's all... _very_ fishy.

  • @DeathDragon99a
    @DeathDragon99a 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Me: Puts idk on my dating profile.
    Emma: That’s what a scammer would put!

  • @meganvincent5381
    @meganvincent5381 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your voice at the beginning was so uncanny lol I was like "Did you get a cold or something?"

  • @nregames8447
    @nregames8447 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved Emsies video today

  • @joshsimpson1283
    @joshsimpson1283 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Quick explanation on the American political system self identifications since you asked: on the American left, the center-left generally identifies as "liberal" while those further left than that generally prefer "progressive." I hope that helps. Given that we only have two meaningful parties those labels can overlap and both groups would mostly be Democrats or Democrat leaning independents. (Some are members of minor parties who rarely if ever win, and a few Republicans use the "liberal" identifier) American politics are complicated (as they are anywhere), but that's a quick intro to how we use those particular terms.

  • @Thirdbase9
    @Thirdbase9 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Congratulations on four years. Here's to many more.

  • @HodgsonsSnakes
    @HodgsonsSnakes 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love bumble. Being a bee keeper and all. Lol. Buzz buzz buzz.
    Also. Congrats on the four years.

  • @eltooyo2
    @eltooyo2 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Snark" or "snarky" are fairly popular in the more metropolitan areas of America like LA and NYC. They're a bit dated (like, SO 2008), but people will still use them from time-to-time.

  • @tomsenior7405
    @tomsenior7405 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Someone has Stolen, Pinched, Nicked, Swiped, Taken, Nabbed, Lifted, Misappropriated, Abducted, Poached, Shanghaied, Purloined, Pocketed my Thesaurus.

  • @johndemeritt3460
    @johndemeritt3460 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Four years with your partner? Mazel Tov! My wife and I will be celebrating our 40th anniversary in December.
    "Takeout" . . . Take out what? That sounds like something that fits in with you preference for the horror genre . . . .
    Finally, I hope that your Patreon Patrons voted for you to cosplay as Godzilla . . . a 5'3" Godzilla would be cool! Especially if Godzilla opened its mouth to reveal your face inside, with you saying, "Help! Get me out of here!"

  • @larryaugsburger8452
    @larryaugsburger8452 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Absolutely love the American accent!