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Report a Catfish in South Carolina
If you're being catfished or scammed by someone claiming to be in or contacting you from South Carolina, here's where to report it and what law may apply.
Last updated August 30, 2026
Primary Reporting Agency
File a Report South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs
Secondary Agency
File a Report Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Applicable Law
South Carolina has no enacted online-impersonation statute — proposed bills in 2013-14 and 2023-24 both failed to pass — so general identity-fraud law (S.C. Code § 16-13-510) would apply instead.
Read the statute text