i think we're in easterville. you won't believe who is the mastermind with only a 6th grade education operating from this tiny house in the middle of nowhere. >> hello? >> it just got crazy from that point on. >> good evening. i'm elizabeth vargas. >> and i'm david muir. this is "20/20" and here tonight deborah roberts. >> meet paris dillon, a 23-year-old aspiring model with a big social media presence. >> follow me. >> some of your photos are kind of racy. >> >> i like to communicate the sexiness. i like taking pictures where you could feel it. >> reporter: 29,000 twitter followers, 135,000 facebook fans, 412,000 instagram groupies, she's quite the sensation. but paris might be a little overexposed, because she is entangled in one of the most mind-bending internet intrigues of all time, an elaborate catfish scam. before it's over, there will be vicious threats, blackmail, warrants, and an international criminal investigation. >> this is probably one of the most complicated, confusing catfish stories i've ever hea