Matthew's Catfish May Have Been The Most 'Sophisticated, Convincing' Con Yet

An online fraud may have been the most convincing catfish ever, thanks to a web of decorative -- and seemingly endless -- lies.


On tonight’s episode of the hit show, Atlanta resident Matthew sought help from Nev and visitor host/Orange is the New Black actress Kimiko Glenn. Three years before, he’d fallen in love with a gentleman named Chance -- who apparently claimed to be both bisexual and transgender -- and the two talked/texted a number of times a day, daily. Up until recently, that is.


“I made a joke and mentioned, ‘If you don’t come [meet me] this weekend, I’m going to call Catfish,” Matthew mentioned.


And that’s any time Chance blocked Matthew on Instagram. *Insert red flag here*


Nev and Kimiko swiftly started their investigation. Their first segment of evidence: Chance’s resume, which Matthew had helped him prepare. They started calling references listed on it, and get this: They got busy signals with each phone number. Then Nev discovered that one of the references wasn’t a former boss at all -- it was Chance’s mother.


“If he lied on his resume, he might would be lying about everything,” Nev mentioned. “Chance would be the most thorough, sophisticated, convincing catfish we’ve ever had.”


And the most untruthful. Before long, the investigation led to, drum roll, please…Chance’s girlfriend Randa. She claimed she’d been with Chance for about two-and-a-half years, yet Nev doubted her story.


So was Randa telling tales? And was Chase the guy in all those pics he’d send to Matthew? No and yes. As soon as Matthew, Nev, and Kimiko finally came face-to-face with Chase, he was the real deal -- and felt that Matthew should have known he had a girlfriend.


“You should have, like, figured it out,” Chance mentioned, before examining his and Matt's relationship. “Every day, we’ll [text] little stuff here and there, yet I do that with everybody.”


Um, okay.


Even worse, he denied being romantically involved with Matt, saying he didn’t even hope to “date a dude.” That’s whenever Kimiko said his bisexuality -- and that’s as soon as Chase went apesh*t.


“That’s not true -- Matthew lied,” he spat, before turning to Matt and saying, “I never told you I dated gentlemen, and that’s nobody’s f*cking business.”


Immediately after going outdoor for some air, Chase finally calmed down and determined to apologize to Matthew; soon following the mea culpa, the two agreed that their relationship was over. In the words of Matt: “There’s no chance at all that I’ll have a real chance with Chance.”


And he was right.


While in a catch-up two months later, Matthew announced that Chance was no longer in his life. However right now that all is mentioned and done, what do you think: Was Chance giving Matt mixed signals, or did the latter make romantic assumptions? Tell us your thoughts, then catch another Catfish Wednesday at 8/7c.