Sadly, even after the MTV show got extremely popular and people became wearier of it, ‘catfishing’ is still very present in the online dating world.

As a reminder, Urban Dictionary describes a ‘catfish’ as someone who uses a fake identity that is “used for the purposes of beginning a deceptive relationship.” This frequently happens on social media or dating sites.

Now that so many of us are using dating apps, catfishes are finding more creative ways to trick people.

Thankfully, a young woman in Boston has done her part in trying to protect other women from a potentially dangerous person.

TikTok user and Boston resident Amanda (@yahurd1313) recently made a three-part video series about a man she met on Hinge that instantly struck her as being too good to be true.

“All my Boston ladies, we have another catfish situation brought to you by Hinge,” says Amanda at the start of her first video.

Amanda then explains that after a break from dating, she decided to download Hinge to see where it would take her. Eventually, she matched with a man named Luca.

“This man is, like, too fine,” says Amanda. “There is no way he’s real.”

Luca’s bio described him as being from Italy, his height was 6’4″, and his profile was filled with very handsome, model-standard pictures. He seemed like a total dreamboat!

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But Amanda still felt that something was off.

“I started seeing some red flags,” she adds.

For starters, Luca had asked Amanda out to dinner within the first five minutes of their conversation. That’s almost too quick.

He also wanted to take her to dinner at a restaurant called Moo, which Amanda describes as “one of the most premiere steakhouses in Boston.”

“Normally, I won’t do dinner on a first date,” states Amanda. “Just drinks.”

In her second video, Amanda explains that she decided to entertain her conversations with Luca for a bit, as he was a funny guy, and there was still a slight chance that he could be real.

“I could just be paranoid,” continues Amanda. “But ladies, always trust your gut instinct.”

Then, Amanda got really freaked out when Luca asked her if she wanted him to pick her up for their date, which is basically asking for her address.

“Never, ever, ever give out your address to somebody you do not know,” adds Amanda.

Over the two days they were messaging each other, Luca would still make comments about picking up Amanda and driving her home, despite her already telling him that she would Uber to the date.

On the day of the date, Luca told Amanda that he had made a reservation at Moo for 7:30 pm. The last text Luca had sent her was at 2:47 pm that day.

“Timing is important,” clarifies Amanda. She texted him back and then went to shower before the date.

When Luca hadn’t responded to her by 5:30 pm, she had a feeling that something definitely wasn’t right. Instead of getting ready for the date, she did some investigating. As it turns out, Luca had unmatched with Amanda on Hinge that day. She then called the restaurant to see if there even was a reservation.

The hostess helped Amanda out, giving her the first and last name of who made the reservation, and also told her that it had been canceled at 2:41 pm. This means that Luca canceled the reservation before he texted her. Bizarre!

“Now I don’t know what this guy or girl’s motive was to talk to somebody for a day and a half and just, like, cancel the reservation and not say anything,” wonders Amanda. “But I think I set him off when I said to him, ‘I feel like you’re not real.'”

Amanda then warns her viewers, saying, “I don’t know what’s going on, but girls, be careful. It could be something more dangerous, and I just want everybody to watch out.”

Days later, after Amanda’s videos had gone viral, viewers helped identify who the Hinge user was posing as! The profile was filled with pictures of Luca Vezil, an Italian model and influencer. The real Luca has a partner and travels around Italy, not Boston.

“Luca, if you see this, somebody’s using your profile and catfishing everybody in Boston, Massachusetts,” says Amanda in another video. “Ciao!”

Case closed! Stay safe out there, everybody.

@yahurd1313

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? original sound – Amanda

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