Someone is catfishing folks as Catfish host Nev Schulman

And in “ironic things I’m surprised didn’t happen sooner” news, Catfish host Nev Schulman sent out a warning via social media earlier today to make people aware that someone is catfishing folks pretending to be Nev Schulman!

Here’s the Facebook message from Nev followed by a screen cap of the text messages people have been receiving from a person claiming to be him:

ATTENTION! For the past 2 weeks I have been getting lots of tweets and DM’s from people who have received a text message from someone pretending to be me. Ironic, isn’t it? Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know it isn’t me texting you (sorry) and that you should watch out and probably best to delete/block the number. #DontSendNudes

So be sure to ask for proof y’all! And if you’re skyping with Nev (or Max) and things still seem a bit off, make sure they’re not wearing one of these clever costumes I spotted late last year:

Visited a Halloween costume pop up shop and was pleased to see they had both @NevSchulman & @MaxJoseph! #Catfish pic.twitter.com/KMiQNA0ZkE

— Starcasm (@starcasm) September 14, 2015

In other Catfish news, Nev Schulman revealed this weekend that they will begin filming Season 6 of Catfish: The TV Show next month! Here’s his tweet with a link for casting:

It's official! We start filming season 6 of @CatfishMTV next month. Now we need ur stories! apply here: https://t.co/oLCD0DcJDU

— Nev Schulman (@NevSchulman) July 23, 2016

Meanwhile, Catfish Season 5 is set to premiere Wednesday, August 10 at 10/9c on MTV. Click here to watch the trailer!