Let me preface with I was joking around.
I can understand why you make the distinction being in law enforcement. In both cases (catfish and robbery) the terms are being used incorrectly, so that’s why I say it’s the same. More to the point, I don’t think anyone is discussing whether it was armed robbery during the day, everyone agrees it was a burglary done at night. So they are misusing the word, but every one understands what they are saying.
I know how pet peeves work. I have plenty of them. So I know this probably didn’t help. Lol