Woman Says She Created A Fake Identity To Catfish Her Mother’s Catfish – What Happened Next?

Candice says her mother, Lois, has been catfished several times by people pretending to be in love with her, and who have swindled her out of her retirement - upward of $100,000 – leaving Lois destitute. She says she has tried everything she can think of to stop her mother from being taken advantage of, including creating a fake identity to catfish one of her mother’s catfish, someone Lois refers to as “The General.”

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“After I had been speaking to him for several weeks, I decided to finally confront my mom with the information because I thought there would be no way she could deny it,” says Candice.

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Candice says that, at first, Lois seemed to believe her, but when she spoke with her mother the next day, her response was, “‘I don’t know. Maybe he’s real – maybe he’s not.’”

Watch the video above to find out what Candice says happened when she confronted “The General.”

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