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I wondered as well, about 1.5 seconds worth of google told me that being catfished is "Having a fake facebook profile, images and avatar in order to lure people to have a romantic feelings."

So, are you saying that your wife is being used to create the fake profiles, ie using her pics, etc...?

I assume you are not saying that she is falling for fakers or is creating the fake pages to lure folks in.

I doubt it's illegal unless "they" do something illegal with the profile.

Check out

BBC News - Who's that girl? The curious case of Leah Palmer