Remove catfish stole photos content from Bing

Why this happens on Bing

• Bing serves as the search backend for Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, and ChatGPT Search. A single successful removal at Bing propagates to multiple downstream search surfaces.
• Romance scam operations frequently use stolen photos of attractive real people to lend credibility to fake personas. The catfish accounts are typically used to defraud third parties through romance scams.
• The intimate content posted alongside the stolen photos may be AI generated, lifted from other sources, or composited. The composite identity targets your reputation along with the third party victims of the scam.
• Cross platform spread is the rule, not the exception. Content first appearing on Bing typically reaches between four and twelve additional platforms within 72 hours through reposts, mirrors, and screenshot redistribution.

The takedown process

What to do, step by step

1. 01
   Document every instance before reporting Capture full page screenshots with the URL bar visible, the posting account handle, and the upload timestamp. The catfish account's profile and posting history
2. 02
   Run a biometric scan to find every copy across platforms Content first appearing on Bing rarely stays there. ScanErase indexes 2.4 billion face embeddings across 200 plus platforms and identifies every current hosting location in a single scan, including AI generated derivatives.
3. 03
   Dispatch the takedown notice to Bing Bing accepts NCII removal requests through Microsoft's content removal form. Approved requests result in deindexing from Bing Search and Bing Images, and the same removal also applies to Yahoo Search.
4. 04
   Report to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center File at ic3.gov immediately with full evidence of the scam communications. The FBI maintains active investigations against organized sextortion and romance scam rings and can coordinate with international law enforcement.
5. 05
   Deindex from search alongside source removal Search engine deindexing is independent of source removal. File the Bing NCII removal request even if the underlying source has been taken down, because cached and thumbnail copies persist on the search engine for weeks after the source is gone.
6. 06
   File a police report and preserve the legal record 47 USC 223a TAKE IT DOWN Act for the NCII content provides the federal basis for the takedown. Document every notice sent, every platform response, and every removal confirmation in a single evidence file. ScanErase produces this Verified Removal Package automatically as your case progresses.

Legal context

• Microsoft's NCII compliance is among the most consistent of any major platform. Bing removal also influences ChatGPT Search visibility because ChatGPT Search is powered by the Bing index.
• 47 USC 223a TAKE IT DOWN Act for the NCII content
• Right of publicity claims for the unauthorized use of your photos and likeness
• Capture the Bing search query, the result URL, and any image thumbnails. Bing's image cache is updated less frequently than Google's, so cached images may persist longer after removal.