Online Scam or Face-to-face Scam?

I believe there can be deceit in an online relationship just as much as in a face-to-face relationship. From experience,  knowing online it is easier to play as someone you’re not, in chat rooms for instance, simply because you can describe yourself with your “A/S/L”—age, sex, and location. It is a lot easier to portray a false image online because you can type what you please (whether or not it is true) and send pictures (they may be you or an imposter) and you are virtually interacting with the person on the other end. In comparison to a face-to-face relationship where majority of your contact is face-to-face, the person cannot hide themselves or their flaws as easily. When I was younger and chat rooms were popular, I would always describe myself as someone I wanted to look like—“5’5, blue eyes, brown hair ECT.” Looking back on this I laugh at myself because today I am completely content and comfortable in my own skin. Back then I was always comfortable, so I don’t understand why I portrayed a false image of myself. As I think about it, I think it was wrong and unethical to misrepresent myself and to lie giving someone on the other end false information and satisfaction in it; I still think it is wrong. Going back to the question on if deception is more likely online or face-to-face, I believe it can be done both ways. Someone can write a novel about who they are and what they do, send fake or real pictures (with real they can also be deceiving), and portray themselves as someone they are not just as equally as face-to face relationships. Although, in face-to-face relationships someone’s appearance may be more difficult to modify, they can still act and be a completely different person than who they really are. People can transform themselves into whoever they want to be regardless of a virtual or real world.