‘Like being in a vortex’: US report details extent of ‘devastating’ dating-app scams
Congress calls for Match Group and others to do more to help victims like Mary, who lost $100,000 to app scammer Mary met a man on the dating app Plenty of…
The Guardian reports: Congress calls for Match Group and others to do more to help victims like Mary, who lost $100,000 to app scammer Mary met a man on the dating app Plenty of Fish in 2024.
She told the Guardian she had been looking for a connection, but instead became the victim of a romance scam that cost her almost $100,000. “It just escalated really, really quickly.”
This technology story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Mary, Congress and Match Group.
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- United States · Americas
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- Mary, Congress, Match Group, Plenty of Fish
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- Technology
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