mission

spot for a

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being catfishes to
kidnapping to sex

lead to kidnapping.
have been victim of
Our mission is to help
children and teens that
This is a great

about how catfishing can

is for any parent to learn
trafficking. This brochure

References
1) Anderson, M., Lenhart, A., & Smith. A. Pew Research Center. (October 1, 2015). Retrieved from
http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/10/01/teens-teaching-andromantic-relationship
2) DeGarmo. J. DR. (November 17,2016). The shocking truth of child sex trafficking. Retrieved from
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-shocking-truth-of-child-sex-trafficking
3) Grove E., Micoleta J., & Papadakis, E. (March 2,2013). Retrieved from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/12/teens-discuss-online-relationships-and_n_2792601.html
4) Lohmann, R.C MS, LPCS. (April 30,2013). The two-sided face teen catfishing Retrieved from
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/teen-angst/201304/the-two-sided-face-teen-catfishing
5) Scheff. S (February-2016). Catfishing teens falling for fake online identities. Retrieved from
https://www.crisisprevention.com/blog/February-2016/catfishing
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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/sue-scheff/catfish_b_2529769.html
becoming a kidnapped victim.
Internet predators that fabricate online

hoping that theyll find the one. Are they

identities and entire social circles to trick
Kidnapping

cases that catfishing leads to teenagers to

Now in days man teens and adults uses the

or are they being catfishes? There are many

Catfishing is when a person lures (someone)

people into emotional/romantic relationships.

social media to find romantic relationships, or

certain that theyre talking to the real person,

Catfishing to

into a relationship by a fictional online persona.


WHY ARE TEENS BEING
CATFISHED AND GETTING
KIDNAPPED?
Many young teens and adults are using
social media to find a relationship or to
be hooking up with others. Many teens
and adults dont know that on the other
side of the laptop theyre not actually
talking to their online-lover. They are
talking to a predator looking for a
perfect kidnap victim.
How many teens met their
online lovers?
The 26% has a higher risk of being
kidnap or being black-mailed from
the predator.
Parents know that their teens
dont go to the internet looking for it.
of catfishing or being catfish
online. Why do they need to
know?
According to the article that Family
Zone posted on their blog, there was a
case in Australia were an Australian
man was charged of committing 931
case of child sex related crimes posing
as the infamous pop singer Justin
Bieber online to lure teens to send
nudes to suppose Justin Bieber online.
Unfortunately, many teens had agreed
to meet the predator in person, there
is no further information if the unlucky
victims have been forced into the
human sex trafficking.
How to prevent this from
happening to you and your
family?
If you dont know the person online,
dont accept anything from them its
a trap. If youre looking for love,
Contact Us
El Paso Center for Children, Inc.
2200 N. Stevens Street, El Paso, TX
79930
Phone: (915) 565-8361 Fax: (915) 565-
0621
Runaway Emergency Shelter (915) 562-
4765
Therapeutic Homes Program (915) 565-
5021
STAR Program (915) 565-5021
El Paso HOPES (915) 562-7955 (2100
N. Stevens St.