When you're selling photos or having chats posing as someone else on a social media, mainly telegram.
The term originated at a late night discussion on a discord server, and was coined by a user named SpideyX.
So you've been chatting with this girl on telegram and you pay her for it? Dude it looks like CatScamming
When video conference participants unconsciously broadcast their 'covered' video camera feed, or annoying and distracting background noises, during conference calls.