In interviews leading up to the season three premiere of MTV's Catfish: The TV Show, host/producer Nev Schulman said the show would shift focus a bit to take a closer look at the "darker" side of "catfishing," or the practice of deceiving someone, often drawing them into a romantic relationship, with a carefully cultivated online presence. The premiere isn't exactly in full To Catch a Predator mode, but the season three trailer hints at how much chaos can be wrought with an Internet connection.
It's a pretty standard episode: after spending about 15 months in the "Heartbreak Hotel," 24-year-old Craig of Pittsburgh just wants "to know who I gave my heart to."…
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