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Report a Catfish in Massachusetts
If you're being catfished or scammed by someone claiming to be in or contacting you from Massachusetts, here's where to report it and what law may apply.
Last updated August 30, 2026
Primary Reporting Agency
File a Report Massachusetts Attorney General — Consumer Advocacy & Response Division
Secondary Agency
File a Report Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Applicable Law
No statute specifically named "online impersonation" was found; Massachusetts's Identity Fraud law (Mass. Gen. Laws c. 266, § 37E) covers "posing as another" with intent to defraud.
Read the statute text