‘Like being in a vortex’: US report details extent of ‘devastating’ dating-app scams
A U.S. congressional report on romance scams affecting Match Group’s dating apps, including Tinder and Plenty of Fish, cites $1.3 billion annual losses and reveals 1.5 million scammer accounts matched with users, 500,000 exchanged contact details, and a victim who lost about $100,000 to a cryptocurrency fraud.
Source: ‘Like being in a vortex’: US report details extent of ‘devastating’ dating-app scams — Guardian World
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Oct 14, 2026.
Topics: datingapps · scam · consumerprotection · us · report
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