There is no specific crime of catfishing. But is it illegal?
- Written by Marilyn McMahon, Deputy Dean, School of Law, Deakin University

Twenty-year-old Sydney woman Renae Marsden died by suicide after she was the victim of an elaborate catfishing scam.
A recent coronial investigation into her 2013 death found no offence had been committed by the perpetrator, revealing the difficulties of dealing with this new and emerging phenomenon.
While we wait for law reform...