{"id":1488,"date":"2026-05-14T15:40:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/?p=1488"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:40:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:40:54","slug":"estadisticas-de-catfishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/es\/catfishing-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Estad\u00edsticas de Catfishing 2026 (Demograf\u00eda, Aplicaciones Populares y P\u00e9rdida Financiera)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>En 2026, el catfishing es m\u00e1s que un troll usando la foto de Kylie Jenner. Es parte de una elaborada estafa que causa miles de millones en p\u00e9rdidas cada a\u00f1o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C\u00f3mo <em>peligroso <\/em>\u00bfSon estafadores los gatos, en realidad? \u00bfQui\u00e9nes son sus presas t\u00edpicas y c\u00f3mo llevan a cabo las estafas? <strong>Estas son las estad\u00edsticas de catfishing m\u00e1s cruciales para 2026:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 se considera ser un \"catfish\" en 2026?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>El catfishing significa usar una identidad falsa para enga\u00f1ar a alguien en l\u00ednea. En el catfishing rom\u00e1ntico, esa identidad falsa se utiliza para generar confianza antes de pedir algo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dinero, criptomonedas o tarjetas de regalo<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fotos \u00edntimas<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Informaci\u00f3n personal o acceso a la cuenta<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Control emocional<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Comunicaci\u00f3n privada continua<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ayuda con una crisis falsa o una inversi\u00f3n falsa<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Despu\u00e9s de establecerse la conexi\u00f3n emocional, pueden ocurrir fraudes, chantajes, acoso, sextorsi\u00f3n, uso indebido de identidad o estafas rom\u00e1nticas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>El estudio de 2023 de Lauder y March<\/em> encontraron que los hombres eran m\u00e1s propensos a reportar comportamientos de catfishing (<strong>381 hombres<\/strong> vs. <strong>231 mujeres<\/strong>) \u2013 esto se basa en <em>uno <\/em>estudio, no una estimaci\u00f3n global oficial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/What-Counts-as-Catfishing-in-2026_1.png\" alt=\"Qu\u00e9 se considera catfishing en 2026\" class=\"has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color wp-image-1495\" style=\"border-width:2px;aspect-ratio:1.617313548888745;width:442px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/What-Counts-as-Catfishing-in-2026_1.png 600w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/What-Counts-as-Catfishing-in-2026_1-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/What-Counts-as-Catfishing-in-2026_1-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pero rasgos como <strong>psicopat\u00eda, sadismo y narcisismo<\/strong> predijeron mejor el catfishing que el g\u00e9nero por s\u00ed solo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigaci\u00f3n basada en web (<strong>156 peces gato<\/strong> y <strong>826 objetivos<\/strong>revel\u00f3 que <strong>El 551 % de los autores afirmaron que no se sent\u00edan culpables<\/strong> sobre el enga\u00f1o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u26a0\ufe0f <em>No sabemos qu\u00e9 porcentaje de personas se dedican al catfishing, pero la exposici\u00f3n a perfiles falsos y enga\u00f1osos es claramente com\u00fan.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00bfCu\u00e1ntas personas son estafadas en l\u00ednea en un a\u00f1o?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>En los EE. UU., casi <strong>70.000 personas reportaron estafas rom\u00e1nticas en 2022<\/strong>. Y en <strong>2024<\/strong>, la FTC inform\u00f3 <strong>845,806 <\/strong>estafas del impostor (alguien que se hace pasar por un inter\u00e9s rom\u00e1ntico, amigo, figura de autoridad o empresa).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En el Reino Unido, el 751 % de todas las estafas rom\u00e1nticas se originaron en Internet en <strong>2024<\/strong> (<strong>4,087<\/strong> casos de estafa rom\u00e1ntica). En <strong>2025<\/strong>, hab\u00eda <strong>10.784 denuncias de fraude rom\u00e1ntico<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Las \u201cprobabilidades\u201d son dif\u00edciles de precisar porque el catfishing significa cosas diferentes: ver\/chatear con un perfil falso, manipulaci\u00f3n emocional, enviar dinero o chantaje.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pero los datos de aplicaciones de citas muestran un patr\u00f3n constante:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc49 52%<\/strong> de usuarios estadounidenses creen haber encontrado a un estafador o <a href=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/es\/busqueda-inversa-de-imagenes-de-hinge\/\">pez gato en una aplicaci\u00f3n de citas<\/a>, seg\u00fan lo declarado por el Pew Research Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-Many-People-Get-Catfished-in-a-Year_1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\u00bfA cu\u00e1ntas personas les ocurre el &quot;catfishing&quot; en un a\u00f1o?\" class=\"has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color wp-image-1489\" style=\"border-width:2px;width:454px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-Many-People-Get-Catfished-in-a-Year_1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-Many-People-Get-Catfished-in-a-Year_1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-Many-People-Get-Catfished-in-a-Year_1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-Many-People-Get-Catfished-in-a-Year_1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-Many-People-Get-Catfished-in-a-Year_1-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-Many-People-Get-Catfished-in-a-Year_1-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-Many-People-Get-Catfished-in-a-Year_1.png 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Entre los usuarios recientes de aplicaciones de citas, eso aumenta a <strong>62%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>72%<\/strong> de<strong> <\/strong>los usuarios de aplicaciones de citas masculinas creen haber visto un catfish\/estafador.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>71%<\/strong> de usuarios dicen que es com\u00fan que las personas mientan para parecer m\u00e1s deseables.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>50%<\/strong> de los usuarios creen que las cuentas falsas de estafa son muy comunes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>731 % de los adultos estadounidenses<\/strong> han experimentado alg\u00fan tipo de estafa o ataque en l\u00ednea, mientras <strong>38%<\/strong> de informes de fraude involucraron p\u00e9rdidas financieras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A nivel mundial, <strong>571 TP4T de adultos <\/strong>inform\u00f3 haber encontrado un\/una <strong>estafa<\/strong>, y <strong>23% <\/strong>dijeron que <strong>perd\u00ed dinero<\/strong>, seg\u00fan GASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>62%<\/strong><\/td><td>Usuarios recientes de aplicaciones de citas<\/td><td>Creo que se han topado con un estafador<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>72%<\/strong><\/td><td>Usuarios masculinos de aplicaciones de citas<\/td><td>Los usuarios masculinos informan una mayor exposici\u00f3n a estafadores<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>71%<\/strong><\/td><td>Citas en l\u00ednea<\/td><td>La gente intenta parecer m\u00e1s deseable <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>50%<\/strong><\/td><td>Citas en l\u00ednea<\/td><td>Las cuentas falsas de estafa son muy comunes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nota:<\/strong> el n\u00famero exacto de v\u00edctimas de catfishing es desconocido, pero la exposici\u00f3n a identidades falsas es muy real en <a href=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/es\/busqueda-inversa-de-imagenes-de-bumble\/\">aplicaciones de citas como Bumble<\/a> y las redes sociales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Demograf\u00eda de las v\u00edctimas de estafas de catfishing y patrones de riesgo<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Seg\u00fan los datos del Sentinel del Consumidor de la FTC de 2024, los j\u00f3venes de <strong>20\u201329<\/strong> denunci\u00f3 haber perdido dinero en <strong>44%<\/strong> de los casos. Durante siglos <strong>70\u201379<\/strong>, la cifra fue <strong>24%<\/strong>. Durante siglos <strong>80+<\/strong>, fue <strong>21%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Catfish-Victim-Demographics-and-Risk-Patterns_1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Demograf\u00eda de las v\u00edctimas de estafas de catfishing y patrones de riesgo\" class=\"has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color wp-image-1490\" style=\"border-width:2px;width:452px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Catfish-Victim-Demographics-and-Risk-Patterns_1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Catfish-Victim-Demographics-and-Risk-Patterns_1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Catfish-Victim-Demographics-and-Risk-Patterns_1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Catfish-Victim-Demographics-and-Risk-Patterns_1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Catfish-Victim-Demographics-and-Risk-Patterns_1-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Catfish-Victim-Demographics-and-Risk-Patterns_1-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Catfish-Victim-Demographics-and-Risk-Patterns_1.png 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Los adultos mayores a menudo pierden m\u00e1s dinero. En <strong>2025<\/strong>, personas mayores de <strong>60+<\/strong> archivado <strong>201.266 quejas<\/strong> y reportado <strong>1,748 mil millones de TP5T<\/strong> en p\u00e9rdidas totales por fraude.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>(Informe de Delitos en Internet del FBI IC3 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f En el Reino Unido, las personas de edad <strong>55 <\/strong>a <strong>74<\/strong> contabiliz\u00f3 casi <strong>la mitad del valor total robado<\/strong> en fraude rom\u00e1ntico en 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f Los hombres fueron m\u00e1s propensos a ser estafados en l\u00ednea y a que se les pidiera dinero, pero las mujeres perdieron m\u00e1s dinero en general, seg\u00fan hallazgos expuestos sobre estafas rom\u00e1nticas en el Reino Unido en 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f En Australia, las personas de entre <strong>65+<\/strong> inform\u00f3 las mayores p\u00e9rdidas de Scamwatch en 2024, con <strong>A$99,6 millones<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las estafas rom\u00e1nticas fueron el tipo de estafa con las segundas mayores p\u00e9rdidas para los australianos mayores de <strong>45\u201354<\/strong>, <strong>55\u201364<\/strong>, y <strong>65+<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>44%<\/strong><\/td><td>Edades de EE. UU. <strong>20\u201329<\/strong><\/td><td>El\/la que m\u00e1s probablemente reportar\u00e1 p\u00e9rdidas de dinero<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>$7.748B<\/strong><\/td><td>Edades de EE. UU. <strong>60+<\/strong><\/td><td>P\u00e9rdida total m\u00e1s alta por fraude<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Casi la mitad<\/strong><\/td><td>Edades del Reino Unido <strong>55\u201374<\/strong><\/td><td>Participaci\u00f3n del valor robado por fraude rom\u00e1ntico<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Los hombres informaron m\u00e1s, las mujeres perdieron m\u00e1s<\/strong><\/td><td>Fraude rom\u00e1ntico del Reino Unido<\/td><td>Distribuci\u00f3n por g\u00e9nero en informes vs. p\u00e9rdidas<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>A$99.6M<\/strong><\/td><td>Australia envejece <strong>65+<\/strong><\/td><td>Mayores p\u00e9rdidas de Scamwatch<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Las personas m\u00e1s j\u00f3venes pueden encontrar y reportar fraudes con m\u00e1s frecuencia, mientras que los adultos mayores a menudo enfrentan p\u00e9rdidas financieras mayores cuando son blanco de fraudes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Estad\u00edsticas sobre el catfishing en redes sociales&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>En <strong>2022<\/strong>, <strong>40%<\/strong> declaraciones de p\u00e9rdidas por estafas rom\u00e1nticas comenzaron en <strong>redes sociales<\/strong>, en comparaci\u00f3n con <strong>19%<\/strong> en un <strong>sitio web <\/strong>o <strong>aplicaci\u00f3n<\/strong>. Por <strong>2025<\/strong>, que hab\u00eda crecido a casi <strong>60%<\/strong>, seg\u00fan lo descubierto por la FTC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En <strong>2025<\/strong>, <strong>28%<\/strong> de informes de p\u00e9rdidas por fraude comenzaron en redes sociales. Las p\u00e9rdidas por estafas en redes sociales alcanzaron <strong>1,521 mil millones<\/strong> ese a\u00f1o, aproximadamente <strong>ocho veces mayor que en 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instagram <\/strong>contabilizado <strong>29%<\/strong> de denuncias de estafas y <strong>Facebook <\/strong>para <strong>28%<\/strong> en <strong>2022<\/strong>. En <strong>2023<\/strong>, <strong>21% <\/strong>de estafas rom\u00e1nticas ocurrieron en <strong>Facebook <\/strong>y <strong>Instagram<\/strong>. <strong>Snapchat <\/strong>apareci\u00f3 en <strong>8%<\/strong> de los informes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Por <strong>2025<\/strong>, no se publicaron porcentajes exactos, pero <strong>Facebook<\/strong> tuvo las mayores p\u00e9rdidas reportadas por estafas entre las aplicaciones, seguido por <strong>WhatsApp<\/strong> y <strong>Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Statistics-on-Social-Media-Catfishing_1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Estad\u00edsticas sobre el catfishing en redes sociales\" class=\"has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color wp-image-1491\" style=\"border-width:2px;width:450px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Statistics-on-Social-Media-Catfishing_1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Statistics-on-Social-Media-Catfishing_1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Statistics-on-Social-Media-Catfishing_1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Statistics-on-Social-Media-Catfishing_1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Statistics-on-Social-Media-Catfishing_1-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Statistics-on-Social-Media-Catfishing_1-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Statistics-on-Social-Media-Catfishing_1.png 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Una rese\u00f1a del Reino Unido de <strong>60 casos de fraude rom\u00e1ntico<\/strong> encontr\u00e9 que <strong>85% <\/strong>comenz\u00f3 a trav\u00e9s de relaciones en l\u00ednea. Por separado, UK Finance encontr\u00f3 que <strong>75% <\/strong>de estafas rom\u00e1nticas <strong>origin\u00f3 <\/strong>en l\u00ednea <strong>2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los australianos informaron casi <strong>4,000<\/strong> estafas de citas en <strong>2019 <\/strong>(<strong>31.4%<\/strong> en l\u00ednea), con m\u00e1s de <strong>A$28,6 millones<\/strong> perdido; la p\u00e9rdida promedio fue de m\u00e1s de <strong>A$19 000<\/strong> (<em>37.5% <\/em>afirman los informes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las redes sociales produjeron el mayor <strong>EstafaVigilancia <\/strong>p\u00e9rdidas, teniendo en cuenta <strong>m\u00e1s de 33%<\/strong> de p\u00e9rdidas por estafas de citas y romance, o <strong>1 000 000 000 000 de A$9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><em>Plataforma<\/em><\/td><td><em>N\u00famero de informes&nbsp;<\/em><\/td><td><em>Dinero perdido<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/td><td>347<\/td><td><strong>A$976K<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/td><td>325<\/td><td><strong>A$2M+<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Skype<\/strong><\/td><td>90<\/td><td><strong>A$758K<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Viber<\/strong><\/td><td>23<\/td><td><strong>A$909K<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/td><td>21<\/td><td><strong>A$130K<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Twitter\/X<\/strong><\/td><td>16<\/td><td><strong>A$5.8K<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instagram<\/strong> inventa <strong>8.8%<\/strong> de informes de estafas de citas y romances, mientras <strong>Facebook<\/strong> caus\u00f3 las mayores p\u00e9rdidas en redes sociales, con un total de <strong>7,31 % del total de p\u00e9rdidas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El siguiente paso suele ser un chat privado. Muchos chats de estafas rom\u00e1nticas cambian a <strong>WhatsApp, Telegram, <\/strong>o <strong>Google Chat<\/strong>, seg\u00fan los informes 40% de 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En <strong>2022<\/strong>, <strong>58%<\/strong> de <em>ciberacoso sexual con suplantaci\u00f3n de identidad<\/em> los informes identificaron las redes sociales como el m\u00e9todo de contacto, especialmente en <strong>Instagram <\/strong>y <strong>Snapchat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personas de <strong>18\u201329<\/strong> eran <strong>m\u00e1s de seis veces m\u00e1s probable<\/strong> a personas mayores de 30 a\u00f1os para denunciar la sextorsi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00bfC\u00f3mo sucede el \"catfishing\" en las aplicaciones de citas?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Como se mencion\u00f3 anteriormente, aproximadamente la mitad de los usuarios de citas en l\u00ednea en los Estados Unidos creen haberse encontrado con un \"catfish\", y muchos consideran que los perfiles falsos o exagerados son comunes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>53% <\/strong>de los que buscan pareja en l\u00ednea dijeron al Pew Research Center que hab\u00edan encontrado a alguien que <strong>distorsionado <\/strong>ellos mismos. Mienten sobre su edad, apariencia, trabajo, estilo de vida, intenciones, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-Does-Catfishing-Happen-on-Dating-Apps_1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\u00bfC\u00f3mo ocurre el &quot;catfishing&quot; en las aplicaciones de citas?\" class=\"has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color wp-image-1492\" style=\"border-width:2px;width:450px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-Does-Catfishing-Happen-on-Dating-Apps_1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-Does-Catfishing-Happen-on-Dating-Apps_1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-Does-Catfishing-Happen-on-Dating-Apps_1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-Does-Catfishing-Happen-on-Dating-Apps_1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-Does-Catfishing-Happen-on-Dating-Apps_1-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-Does-Catfishing-Happen-on-Dating-Apps_1-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/How-Does-Catfishing-Happen-on-Dating-Apps_1.png 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Los hombres menores de 50 a\u00f1os son especialmente propensos a reportar estafas, en <strong>63%<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los usuarios de ingresos bajos y medios informan una mayor exposici\u00f3n a estafadores que los usuarios de ingresos altos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Seis de cada diez <\/strong>Los usuarios hispanos o negros de citas en l\u00ednea informan sobre ello, en comparaci\u00f3n con aproximadamente la mitad de los usuarios blancos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En 2019, los sitios de citas en l\u00ednea generaron <strong>665 <\/strong>denuncias de estafas rom\u00e1nticas y de citas y m\u00e1s de <strong>A$7,8 millones <\/strong>en p\u00e9rdidas, mientras <strong>Tinder <\/strong>generado <strong>176 <\/strong>informes y sobre <strong>A$814 000<\/strong> en p\u00e9rdidas <em>(fuente: Australian Scamwatch)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consejo: <\/strong>Si sospechas que tu pareja en l\u00ednea es un catfishing, <a href=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/es\/busqueda-inversa-de-imagenes-de-tinder\/\">b\u00fasqueda inversa de rostro<\/a> sus fotos de perfil y encontrar al propietario real usando <a href=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/es\/\"><strong>Lente de bagre<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tipos de catfishing, t\u00e1cticas y se\u00f1ales de alerta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La orientaci\u00f3n sobre estafas en 2026 apunta a las mismas se\u00f1ales de advertencia: <strong>v\u00ednculo emocional r\u00e1pido, mover la conversaci\u00f3n a una plataforma privada, <\/strong>y <strong>solicitudes financieras<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udea9 Las se\u00f1ales de alerta m\u00e1s comunes de catfish incluyen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Perfiles sospechosos<\/strong><\/td><td>Actividad vac\u00eda e inorg\u00e1nica, sin publicaciones etiquetadas<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Fotos robadas<\/strong><\/td><td>Fotos de celebridades o generadas por IA (lucen \u201cimpecables\u201d)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Bombardeo de amor<\/strong><\/td><td>Los \"catfish\" fuerzan conexiones emocionales y rom\u00e1nticas desde el principio.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Excusas<\/strong><\/td><td>Se niegan a hacer videollamadas y a quedar en persona.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Inconsistencias<\/strong><\/td><td>Los peces gato cambian constantemente los detalles de su vida.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Favores<\/strong><\/td><td>Dinero, criptomonedas, regalos, ayuda m\u00e9dica, inversiones o desnudos<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Hay diferentes tipos de catfishing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Catfishing rom\u00e1ntico:<\/strong> fingir enamorarse para ganarse la confianza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Catfishing financiero:<\/strong> tiburones que buscan ganancias financieras<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Catfish de redes sociales:<\/strong> perfiles falsos que manipulan, se hacen pasar por otros o estafan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Catfishing en aplicaciones de citas:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/es\/como-detectar-un-catfishing-en-tinder\/\">perfiles enga\u00f1osos de Tinder<\/a> sol\u00eda atraer coincidencias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Sextorsi\u00f3n por catfishing:<\/strong> usar nudes de v\u00edctimas para chantaje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. Robo de identidad mediante catfishing:<\/strong> Usando el nombre, las fotos y el trabajo de una persona real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7. Gatos de IA:<\/strong> usando im\u00e1genes, guiones, voces o videos generados por IA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8. Matanza de cerdos:<\/strong> manipulaci\u00f3n emocional a una v\u00edctima para que env\u00ede dinero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9. Acoso o venganza:<\/strong> Estos \"catfish\" acosan, acechan, amenazan o da\u00f1an a alguien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfa3 \u00bfCu\u00e1l es la diferencia entre catfishing y phishing?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El catfishing utiliza una identidad falsa y manipulaci\u00f3n emocional, mientras que <strong>Phishing <\/strong>significa fingir ser una persona o empresa para robar informaci\u00f3n personal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El marco com\u00fan de las \u201c4 P\u201d es <strong>Fingir, Problema, Presi\u00f3n, Pago<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Catfishing e Deepfakes con IA: El problema de 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Catfishing-and-Deepfakes-The-2026-Problem_1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Ciberacoso con IA y Deepfakes El problema de 2026\" class=\"has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color wp-image-1493\" style=\"border-width:2px;width:462px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Catfishing-and-Deepfakes-The-2026-Problem_1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Catfishing-and-Deepfakes-The-2026-Problem_1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Catfishing-and-Deepfakes-The-2026-Problem_1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Catfishing-and-Deepfakes-The-2026-Problem_1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Catfishing-and-Deepfakes-The-2026-Problem_1-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Catfishing-and-Deepfakes-The-2026-Problem_1-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI-Catfishing-and-Deepfakes-The-2026-Problem_1.png 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>El FBI dice que la IA ha facilitado el \"catfishing\". En <strong>2025<\/strong>, v\u00edctimas perdieron <strong>m\u00e1s de 1 519 millones<\/strong> estafas de catfishing con una posible conexi\u00f3n de IA (perfiles falsos y guiones de IA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los investigadores tambi\u00e9n han informado de un aumento en el uso de im\u00e1genes y mensajes generados por IA en fraudes rom\u00e1nticos. La IA puede ayudar a los estafadores a crear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fotos de perfil cre\u00edbles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biograf\u00edas de citas pulidas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mensajes m\u00e1s fluidos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guiones adaptados emocionalmente<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Im\u00e1genes, voces o videos falsos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>En ese sentido, la IA ayuda a los estafadores a modificar su apariencia (por ejemplo, <a href=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/es\/chadfishing\/\"><em>Chadpesca<\/em><\/a>), g\u00e9nero o edad; las v\u00edctimas pueden no darse cuenta de que est\u00e1n siendo v\u00edctimas de catfishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Estafa del bagre P\u00e9rdida de dinero y costo emocional<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Catfish-Scam-Money-Loss-Emotional-Toll_1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Estafa del bagre P\u00e9rdida de dinero y costo emocional\" class=\"has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color wp-image-1494\" style=\"border-width:2px;width:458px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Catfish-Scam-Money-Loss-Emotional-Toll_1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Catfish-Scam-Money-Loss-Emotional-Toll_1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Catfish-Scam-Money-Loss-Emotional-Toll_1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Catfish-Scam-Money-Loss-Emotional-Toll_1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Catfish-Scam-Money-Loss-Emotional-Toll_1-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Catfish-Scam-Money-Loss-Emotional-Toll_1-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Catfish-Scam-Money-Loss-Emotional-Toll_1.png 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>En EE. UU., las p\u00e9rdidas reportadas por estafas alcanzaron <strong>1 000 000 000 000<\/strong> en <strong>2024<\/strong> y <strong>1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 <\/strong>en <strong>2025<\/strong>, seg\u00fan el FBI. Incidentes relacionados con impostores en 2024 causaron <strong>1,95 billones de TP5T<\/strong> en p\u00e9rdidas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En el Reino Unido, las p\u00e9rdidas por fraude rom\u00e1ntico superaron <strong>102 millones de libras esterlinas <\/strong>en <strong>2025<\/strong>. La p\u00e9rdida promedio individual fue <strong>\u00a39,500<\/strong>, y algunas v\u00edctimas solas perdieron tanto como <strong>1 mill\u00f3n de libras esterlinas<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UK Finance registr\u00f3 por separado <strong>30.5 millones de libras<\/strong> perdido a trav\u00e9s de casos de estafas rom\u00e1nticas en 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En Australia, las p\u00e9rdidas por estafas rom\u00e1nticas alcanzaron <strong>156,8 millones de A$ <\/strong>en <strong>2024<\/strong> y <strong>A$139,9 millones <\/strong>en <strong>2025<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">P\u00e9rdida de dinero debido a estafas rom\u00e1nticas (2025)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Pa\u00eds<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>$929.3M<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Estados Unidos.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>\u00a3102M+<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Reino Unido<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>A$139,9M<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Australia<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Importante:<\/strong> El catfishing ya no es una estafa r\u00e1pida de \u201cenv\u00edame dinero\u201d. Combina el fraude rom\u00e1ntico con el acoso a largo plazo, inversiones falsas y estafas de criptomonedas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Las investigaciones sobre el \u2019catfishing\" sugieren que las consecuencias para las v\u00edctimas pueden ser graves, especialmente cuando la estafa implica manipulaci\u00f3n emocional, p\u00e9rdidas financieras o abuso de identidad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Problemas de confianza y depresi\u00f3n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apego persistente<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ira y verg\u00fcenza<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miedo a tener citas o conocer gente en l\u00ednea de nuevo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2013 \u00bfY la persona cuyas fotos fueron robadas? \ud83e\udd14<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Si alguien usa la cara, el nombre o el perfil de redes sociales de una persona real para hacer catfishing, esa persona puede verse envuelta en problemas en los que no tuvo nada que ver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entonces el da\u00f1o no es solo financiero. El catfishing puede da\u00f1ar la privacidad, reputaci\u00f3n, confianza, relaciones y la capacidad de confiar de una persona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>P.D. Las estad\u00edsticas de catfishing probablemente est\u00e1n subnotificadas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Primero, el catfishing no se registra de manera uniforme. Un caso puede contarse como fraude rom\u00e1ntico y otro como estafa de suplantaci\u00f3n de identidad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diferentes pa\u00edses, agencias y plataformas utilizan distintas categor\u00edas de catfishing: sextorsi\u00f3n, chantaje, acoso o robo de identidad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En segundo lugar, muchas v\u00edctimas nunca lo denuncian porque se sienten avergonzadas y se culpan a s\u00ed mismas; incluso pueden seguir teniendo sentimientos por el estafador.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Algunas v\u00edctimas no se dan cuenta de que est\u00e1n siendo estafadas hasta mucho m\u00e1s tarde, y temen que sus im\u00e1genes \u00edntimas, mensajes o detalles sean expuestos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Solo <strong>4.8%<\/strong> de personas que experimentaron fraude al consumidor masivo se quejaron ante una entidad gubernamental o la Oficina de Mejores Negocios.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Eso significa que las cifras oficiales deben tratarse como <strong>recuentos m\u00ednimos confirmados<\/strong>, no la imagen completa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fuentes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esafety.gov.au\/key-topics\/staying-safe\/catfishing?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.esafety.gov.au\/key-topics\/staying-safe\/catfishing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esafety.gov.au\/young-people\/catfishing?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.esafety.gov.au\/young-people\/catfishing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0747563222004198?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0747563222004198<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/362805449_Catfish_Exploring_the_Individual_Predictors_and_Interpersonal_Characteristics_of_Deceptive_Online_Romantic_Relationships\">https:\/\/www.researchgate.net<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/data-visualizations\/data-spotlight\/2023\/02\/romance-scammers-favorite-lies-exposed?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.ftc.gov<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/system\/files\/ftc_gov\/pdf\/csn-annual-data-book-2024.pdf\">https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/system\/files\/ftc_gov\/pdf\/csn-annual-data-book-2024.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2023\/02\/02\/the-experiences-of-u-s-online-daters\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2025\/07\/31\/online-scams-and-attacks-in-america-today\/\">https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org-online-scams-and-attacks-in-america-today\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2020\/02\/06\/the-virtues-and-downsides-of-online-dating\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org-the-virtues-and-downsides-of-online-dating\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gasa.org\/knowledge-base\/blog\/global-scams-on-the-rise-over-half-of-adults-worldwide-report-scam-encounters?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/gasa.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/data-visualizations\/data-spotlight\/2026\/04\/reported-losses-scams-social-media-eight-times-higher-2020?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.ftc.gov-reported-losses-scams-social-media-eight-times-higher<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/data-visualizations\/data-spotlight\/2023\/10\/social-media-golden-goose-scammers?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.ftc.gov-social-media-golden-goose-scammers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/data-visualizations\/data-spotlight\/2022\/02\/reports-romance-scams-hit-record-highs-2021?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.ftc.gov-reports-romance-scams-hit-record-highs-2021<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukfinance.org.uk\/policy-and-guidance\/reports-and-publications\/annual-fraud-report-2025\">https:\/\/www.ukfinance.org.uk-annual-fraud-report-2025<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/oct\/17\/banks-need-stricter-controls-to-prevent-romance-says-city-regulator?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accc.gov.au\/media-release\/romance-scammers-move-to-new-apps-costing-aussies-more-than-286-million?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.accc.gov.au<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/AnnualReport\/Reports\/2024_IC3Report.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/AnnualReport\/Reports\/2024_IC3Report.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/AnnualReport\/Reports\/2025_IC3Report.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/AnnualReport\/Reports\/2025_IC3Report.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a 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