{"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":"catfishing-statistieken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/nl\/catfishing-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Catfishing Statistieken 2026 (Demografie, Populaire Apps en Financieel Verlies)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2026 is catfishing meer dan een trol die een foto van Kylie Jenner gebruikt. Het is onderdeel van een uitgebreide zwendel die jaarlijks miljarden aan verliezen veroorzaakt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hoe <em>gevaarlijk <\/em>zijn meervallen, echt waar? Wie is hun typische prooi, en hoe voeren ze oplichting uit? <strong>Dit zijn de meest cruciale 2026 catfishing statistieken:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wat telt als catfishing in 2026?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Catfishing betekent dat iemand een valse identiteit gebruikt om iemand online te misleiden. Bij romantisch catfishing wordt die valse identiteit gebruikt om vertrouwen op te bouwen voordat er om iets gevraagd wordt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Geld, crypto of cadeaubonnen<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Intieme foto's<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Persoonlijke informatie of accounttoegang<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Emotionele controle<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Priv\u00e9communicatie voortgezet<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hulp met een valse crisis of valse investering<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Nadat de emotionele band is gelegd, kunnen fraude, afpersing, intimidatie, chantage, identiteitsmisbruik of romantische oplichting plaatsvinden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>De studie van Lauder en March uit 2023<\/em> dat mannen vaker aangaven dat er sprake was van catfishing (<strong>381 mannen<\/strong> vs. <strong>23% vrouwen<\/strong>) \u2013 dit is gebaseerd op <em>\u00e9\u00e9n <\/em>studie, geen wereldwijde, offici\u00eble schatting.<\/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=\"Wat geldt als catfishing in 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>Maar kenmerken zoals <strong>psychopathie, sadisme en narcisme<\/strong> waren sterkere voorspellers van catfishing dan alleen geslacht.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Webonderzoek (<strong>156 meervallen<\/strong> en <strong>826 doelwitten<\/strong>onthulde dat <strong>551% van de daders gaf aan zich niet schuldig te voelen<\/strong> over de misleiding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u26a0\ufe0f <em>We weten niet welk percentage van de mensen catfisht, maar blootstelling aan valse en misleidende profielen komt duidelijk vaak voor.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hoeveel mensen worden per jaar het slachtoffer van catfishing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In de VS, bijna <strong>70.000 mensen meldden in 2022 romancezwendel.<\/strong>. En in <strong>2024<\/strong>, meldde de FTC <strong>845,806 <\/strong>oplichterij met valse identiteit (iemand die zich voordoet als een romantische interesse, vriend, autoriteitsfiguur of bedrijf).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In het Verenigd Koninkrijk vond 75% van alle romantische oplichting online zijn oorsprong in <strong>2024<\/strong> (<strong>4,087<\/strong> romancefraudegevallen). In <strong>2025<\/strong>, er waren <strong>10.784 meldingen van romantische fraude<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>De \u201ckansen\u201d zijn moeilijk vast te pinnen omdat catfishing verschillende dingen betekent: een vals profiel zien\/appen, emotionele manipulatie, geld sturen of chantage.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maar gegevens van datingapps laten een consistent patroon zien:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc49 52%<\/strong> van de Amerikaanse gebruikers denken dat ze een oplichter zijn tegengekomen of <a href=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/nl\/omgekeerde-afbeeldingzoekopdracht-voor-hinge\/\">catfish op een datingapp<\/a>, zoals vermeld door het 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=\"Hoeveel mensen worden er per jaar catfisht?\" 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>Bij recente gebruikers van datingapps stijgt dat tot <strong>62%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>72%<\/strong> van<strong> <\/strong>mannen die dating-apps gebruiken, geloven dat ze een catfish\/oplichter hebben gezien.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>71%<\/strong> Gebruikers zeggen dat het gebruikelijk is dat mensen liegen om aantrekkelijker over te komen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>50%<\/strong> van de gebruikers denken dat nep-scamaccounts erg veel voorkomen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>731 TP4T van Amerikaanse volwassenen<\/strong> een soort online zwendel of aanval hebben meegemaakt, terwijl <strong>38%<\/strong> is van de fraudeaangiften financi\u00eble schade betreft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wereldwijd, <strong>57% bij volwassenen <\/strong>gerapporteerd te zijn tegengekomen <strong>Oplichting<\/strong>, en <strong>23% <\/strong>zeiden ze <strong>geld verloren<\/strong>, volgens 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>Recente gebruikers van datingapps<\/td><td>Ik denk dat ze een oplichter zijn tegengekomen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>72%<\/strong><\/td><td>Mannelijke gebruikers van dating-apps<\/td><td>Mannelijke gebruikers melden de hoogste blootstelling aan oplichters<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>71%<\/strong><\/td><td>Online daters<\/td><td>Mensen proberen aantrekkelijker te lijken <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>50%<\/strong><\/td><td>Online daters<\/td><td>Valse oplichtersaccounts komen veel voor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notitie:<\/strong> het exacte aantal slachtoffers van catfishing is onbekend, maar blootstelling aan valse identiteiten is heel re\u00ebel op <a href=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/nl\/bumble-omgekeerd-zoeken-op-afbeelding\/\">datingapps zoals Bumble<\/a> en sociale media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Demografie en Risicopatronen van Catfish-slachtoffers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens de 2024 Consumer Sentinel-gegevens van de FTC, degenen van wie de leeftijd <strong>20\u201329<\/strong> meldde geld te zijn kwijtgeraakt in <strong>44%<\/strong> van de gevallen. Al eeuwen <strong>70\u201379<\/strong>, de figuur was <strong>24%<\/strong>. Eeuwenlang <strong>80+<\/strong>, het was <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=\"Demografie en Risicopatronen van Catfish-slachtoffers\" 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>Oudere volwassenen verliezen vaak meer geld. In <strong>2025<\/strong>, mensen van <strong>60+<\/strong> ingediend <strong>201.266 klachten<\/strong> en gerapporteerd <strong>$ 7,748 miljard<\/strong> in totaal fraude verliezen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>(FBI IC3 2025 Internetmisdaadrapport)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f In het VK, mensen van <strong>55 <\/strong>naar <strong>74<\/strong> verantwoordelijk voor bijna <strong>de helft van de totale gestolen waarde<\/strong> in romantische fraude in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f Mannen werden vaker geconfronteerd met catfishing en werd hen geld gevraagd, maar vrouwen verloren overall meer geld, resultaten van romantische oplichting in het VK in 2025 onthuld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f In Australi\u00eb, mensen van <strong>65+<\/strong> gerapporteerde de hoogste Scamwatch-verliezen in 2024, met <strong>A$99,6 miljoen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f Romantische oplichting was het op \u00e9\u00e9n na hoogste type oplichting met de hoogste verliezen voor Australi\u00ebrs van <strong>45\u201354<\/strong>, <strong>55\u201364<\/strong>, en <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>Leeftijden in de VS <strong>20\u201329<\/strong><\/td><td>Meest waarschijnlijk om geldverlies te melden<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>$7.748B<\/strong><\/td><td>Leeftijden in de VS <strong>60+<\/strong><\/td><td>Hoogste totale fraude verliezen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Bijna de helft<\/strong><\/td><td>BRITSE leeftijden <strong>55\u201374<\/strong><\/td><td>Aandeel romantische fraude gestolen waarde<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Mannen meldden meer, vrouwen verloren meer<\/strong><\/td><td>UK romantisch oplichting<\/td><td>Genderverdeling in rapporten vs. verliezen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>A$99,6M<\/strong><\/td><td>Australi\u00eb vergrijst <strong>65+<\/strong><\/td><td>Hoogste Scamwatch-verliezen<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Jongere mensen hebben mogelijk vaker te maken met fraude en doen er vaker melding van, terwijl ouderen vaak hogere financi\u00eble verliezen lijden wanneer ze worden getroffen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Statistieken over catfishing op sociale media&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>2022<\/strong>, <strong>40%<\/strong> van romance-oplichting verliesmeldingen begonnen op <strong>sociale media<\/strong>, vergeleken met <strong>19%<\/strong> op een <strong>website <\/strong>of <strong>app<\/strong>. Door <strong>2025<\/strong>, die was gegroeid tot bijna <strong>60%<\/strong>, zoals gevonden door de FTC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>2025<\/strong>, <strong>28%<\/strong> van fraude rapporten begonnen op sociale media. Social-media fraude verliezen bereikten <strong>$2,1 miljard<\/strong> dat jaar, ongeveer <strong>acht keer hoger dan in 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instagram <\/strong>afgehandeld <strong>29%<\/strong> van oplichterijmeldingen en <strong>Facebook <\/strong>voor <strong>28%<\/strong> in <strong>2022<\/strong>. In <strong>2023<\/strong>, <strong>21% <\/strong>van romantische oplichterij verliezen gebeurde op <strong>Facebook <\/strong>en <strong>Instagram<\/strong>. <strong>Snapchat <\/strong>verscheen in <strong>8%<\/strong> van de rapporten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bij <strong>2025<\/strong>, exacte percentages werden niet gepubliceerd, maar <strong>Facebook<\/strong> had de hoogste gerapporteerde fraudeverliezen onder apps, gevolgd door <strong>WhatsApp<\/strong> en <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=\"Statistieken over catfishing op sociale media\" 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>Een Britse recensie van <strong>60 romantische fraudezaken<\/strong> gevonden dat <strong>85% <\/strong>begon via online relaties. Afzonderlijk bleek uit onderzoek van UK Finance dat <strong>75% <\/strong>van romantische oplichting <strong>ontstaan <\/strong>online in <strong>2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Australi\u00ebrs rapporteerden bijna <strong>4,000<\/strong> datingfraude in <strong>2019 <\/strong>(<strong>31.4%<\/strong> online), met meer dan <strong>A$ 28,6 miljoen<\/strong> verloren; het gemiddelde verlies was meer dan <strong>A1TP5 19.000<\/strong> (<em>37.5% <\/em>of meldingen beweren).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sociale media produceerden het hoogste <strong>Oplichtingmeldpunt <\/strong>verliezen, rekening houdend met <strong>meer dan 33%<\/strong> van dating- en romantische fraude verliezen, of <strong>A$9,1 miljoen<\/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>Platform<\/em><\/td><td><em>Aantal rapporten&nbsp;<\/em><\/td><td><em>Gespeelde munten<\/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> verzonnen <strong>8.8%<\/strong> van dating- en romantische oplichtingmeldingen, terwijl <strong>Facebook<\/strong> veroorzaakte de hoogste verliezen op sociale media, met een totaal van <strong>7,31% van alle verliezen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De volgende stap is meestal een priv\u00e9gesprek. Veel romantische oplichtinggesprekken verschuiven naar <strong>WhatsApp, Telegram, <\/strong>of <strong>Google Chat<\/strong>, volgens de rapporten van 40% uit 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>2022<\/strong>, <strong>58%<\/strong> van <em>sextortion-achtige catfishing<\/em> rapporten identificeerden sociale media als het contactmiddel, vooral op <strong>Instagram <\/strong>en <strong>Snapchat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mensen van <strong>18\u201329<\/strong> waar <strong>ruim zes keer zo waarschijnlijk<\/strong> mensen van 30+ om sextortion te melden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hoe werkt catfish-fraude op datingapps?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Zoals eerder vermeld, gelooft ongeveer de helft van de Amerikaanse online daters dat ze een catfished zijn tegengekomen, en velen zien nep-\/overdreven profielen als een veelvoorkomend verschijnsel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>53% <\/strong>van online daters vertelde Pew Research Center dat ze iemand tegenkwamen die <strong>verkeerd voorgesteld <\/strong>zichzelf. Ze liegen over leeftijd, uiterlijk, baan, levensstijl, intenties, enz.<\/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=\"Hoe gebeurt catfishing op datingapps\" 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>Mannen onder de 50 melden naar verluidt vaker oplichting, op <strong>63%<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gebruikers met een lager en gemiddeld inkomen melden meer blootstelling aan oplichters dan gebruikers met een hoger inkomen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udf0d Zes op de tien <\/strong>Hispanics of Zwarte online daters melden dit, vergeleken met ongeveer de helft van de witte gebruikers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019 genereerden online dating sites <strong>665 <\/strong>meldt over dating- en romantische oplichting en meer dan <strong>A$7,8 miljoen <\/strong>in verliezen, terwijl <strong>Tinder <\/strong>gegenereerd <strong>176 <\/strong>rapporten en over <strong>A$814.000<\/strong> in verlies <em>(bron: Australian Scamwatch)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Als je vermoedt dat je online match een catfish is, <a href=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/nl\/tinder-omgekeerd-zoeken-op-afbeelding\/\">omgekeerde gezichtsherkenning<\/a> hun profielfoto's en zoek de echte eigenaar met <a href=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/nl\/\"><strong>MeervalLens<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Soorten catfish, tactieken en rode vlaggen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Scam-begeleiding in 2026 wijst op dezelfde waarschuwingssignalen: <strong>snelle emotionele binding, het verplaatsen van de chat naar een priv\u00e9platform, <\/strong>en <strong>financi\u00eble verzoeken<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udea9 De meest voorkomende rode vlaggen bij catfishing zijn:<\/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>Visachtige profielen<\/strong><\/td><td>Lege en onpersoonlijke activiteit, zonder getagde berichten<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Gestolen foto's<\/strong><\/td><td>Beroemdheden of door AI gegenereerde foto's (ze zien er \u201conberispelijk\u201d uit)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lucht om de liefde<\/strong><\/td><td>Meerval-users forceren vroegtijdig emotionele, romantische connecties<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sorry<\/strong><\/td><td>Ze weigeren om te videobellen en IRL af te spreken.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Inconsistenties<\/strong><\/td><td>Meervallen wisselen hun levensdetails voortdurend.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Voordelen<\/strong><\/td><td>Geld, crypto, cadeaus, medische hulp, investeringen of naaktbeelden<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Er bestaan verschillende soorten catfishing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Romantische catfishing:<\/strong> Doen alsof je verliefd wordt om vertrouwen te winnen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Financi\u00eble catfishing:<\/strong> katvissers die op financieel gewin uit zijn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Social media catfish:<\/strong> nep-profielen die manipuleren, zich voordoen als iemand anders of oplichten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Catfishing op datingapps:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/nl\/hoe-je-een-tinder-catfish-herkent\/\">misleidende Tinder-profielen<\/a> gebruikt om matches aan te trekken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Sextortion catfishing:<\/strong> het gebruiken van naaktbeelden van slachtoffers voor chantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. Identiteitsfraude catfishing:<\/strong> een echte naam, foto's en baan van een persoon gebruiken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7. AI-katvissen:<\/strong> met behulp van AI-gegenereerde afbeeldingen, scripts, stemmen of video's.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8. Varkensslachting:<\/strong> emotioneel manipuleren van een slachtoffer om geld te sturen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9. Intimidatie of wraak:<\/strong> deze catfishes maken iemand te schande, stalken, bedreigen of beschadigen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfa3 Wat is het verschil tussen catfishing en phishing?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Catfishing maakt gebruik van een valse identiteit en emotionele manipulatie, terwijl <strong>Phishing <\/strong>betekent zich voordoen als een persoon of bedrijf om gevoelige informatie te stelen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Het veelgebruikte \u201c4 P's\u201d-framework is <strong>Doen alsof, Probleem, Druk, Betalen<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AI Catfishing en Deepfakes: Het Probleem van 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=\"AI Catfishing en Deepfakes Het Probleem van 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>De FBI zegt dat AI het makkelijker heeft gemaakt om te catfishen. <strong>2025<\/strong>, slachtoffers verloren <strong>meer dan 1,95 miljard<\/strong> naar catfish-scams met een waarschijnlijke AI-verbinding (nep-profielen en AI-scripts).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Onderzoekers hebben ook melding gemaakt van een toegenomen gebruik van AI-gegenereerde afbeeldingen en berichten bij datingfraude. AI kan fraudeurs helpen bij het cre\u00ebren van:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Geloofwaardige profielfoto's<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gepolijste datingprofielen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vlottere berichten<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emotioneel afgestemde scripts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Valse afbeeldingen, stemmen of video's<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In dat opzicht helpt AI catfishes om hun uiterlijk aan te passen (bv., <a href=\"https:\/\/catfishlens.com\/nl\/wat-is-chadfishing\/\"><em>chadvissen<\/em><\/a>), geslacht of leeftijd; slachtoffers beseffen mogelijk niet dat ze worden \"catfished\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Meerval Oplichting Geldverlies &amp; Emotionele Impact<\/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=\"Meerval Oplichting Geldverlies &amp; Emotionele Impact\" 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>In de VS bereikten gerapporteerde scam-verliezen <strong>$672 miljoen<\/strong> in <strong>2024<\/strong> en <strong>$929,3 miljoen <\/strong>in <strong>2025<\/strong>, volgens de FBI. 2024 opgelicht-gerelateerde incidenten veroorzaakten <strong>$ 2,95 miljard<\/strong> in verliezen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In het VK liepen de verliezen door romantische fraude op tot <strong>\u00a3102 miljoen <\/strong>in <strong>2025<\/strong>. Het gemiddelde individuele verlies was <strong>\u00a39,500<\/strong>, en sommige individuele slachtoffers verloren wel <strong>\u20ac1 miljoen<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UK Finance heeft afzonderlijk vastgelegd <strong>\u00a330,5 miljoen<\/strong> verloren door romantische oplichting in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Australi\u00eb bedroegen de verliezen door romantische oplichting <strong>A$ 156,8 miljoen <\/strong>in <strong>2024<\/strong> en <strong>A$ 139,9 miljoen <\/strong>in <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\">Geldverlies door romantische oplichting (2025)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Land<\/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\">Verenigde Staten.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>\u00a3102 miljoen+<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Verenigd Koninkrijk<\/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\">Australi\u00eb<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Belangrijk:<\/strong> Catfishing is niet meer een snelle \u201cstuur me geld\u201d-oplichting. Het combineert romantische fraude met langdurige grooming, nep-investeringen en crypto-oplichting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Onderzoek naar catfishing suggereert dat de gevolgen voor slachtoffers ernstig kunnen zijn, vooral wanneer de oplichting gepaard gaat met emotionele manipulatie, financieel verlies of identiteitsmisbruik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vertrouwensproblemen en depressie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aanhoudende gehechtheid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Woede en schaamte<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Angst om opnieuw te daten of mensen online te ontmoeten<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2013 Hoe zit het met de persoon wiens foto's werden gestolen? \ud83e\udd14<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Als iemand het gezicht, de naam of het socialemediaprofiel van een echt persoon gebruikt om te catfishen, kan die persoon in de problemen komen waar hij\/zij niets mee te maken had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dus de schade is niet alleen financieel. Catfishing kan iemands privacy, reputatie, zelfvertrouwen, relaties en het vermogen om te vertrouwen schaden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>P.S. Catfishing-statistieken worden waarschijnlijk niet volledig gemeld<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ten eerste wordt catfishing niet consistent geregistreerd. E\u00e9n geval kan worden meegerekend als romantische fraude en een ander als oplichting door een bedrieger.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Verschillende landen, instanties en platforms gebruiken verschillende categoriseringen voor catfishing: sextortion, chantage, intimidatie of identiteitsfraude.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ten tweede melden veel slachtoffers dit nooit omdat ze zich schamen en zichzelf de schuld geven; ze kunnen zelfs nog gevoelens hebben voor de oplichter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sommige slachtoffers realiseren zich pas veel later dat ze worden gecatfished en vrezen dat hun intieme beelden, berichten of details openbaar zullen worden gemaakt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alleen <strong>4.8%<\/strong> van mensen die massamarkt consumentenfraude hebben meegemaakt, deden melding bij een overheidsinstantie of de Better Business Bureau.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dat betekent dat offici\u00eble cijfers moeten worden behandeld als <strong>minimum bevestigd aantal<\/strong>, niet het volledige plaatje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bronnen:<\/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 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