How can I find out if someone is fake?

[Kittysue]

She's a catfish. Period. And your friend is an idiot if he can't see this
A real girl would ALWAYS insist on a video chat to make sure HE is not fake or an old dude pretending to be a younger guy
The ONLY reason why someone would refuse a video chat or face to face meeting is because they are NOT who they claim to be. Period. Every single episode of Catfish could have been avoided if the victim had only insisted on a video chat within the first week. I can't believe anyone would continue chatting longer than a week with someone they had never seen on cam with all of the scammers and perverts out there
Have him say that if she won't have a Skype video chat within the next 24 hours then he is cutting off all contact and filing a police report. If she's real, she will find a way to have a video chat
And how can you have a relationship with someone you've never even met or seen on cam? A relationship means you go out on actual dates with each other
If your friend is a teenage boy, this "girl" is usually some 50 year old man getting off chatting with young boys by pretending to be a teen girl. Any real girl would want to have a video chat