FILE – In this photo illustration, the Online dating app Hinge logo is seen displayed on an Android mobile device with a figure of a scammer in the background. (Miguel Candela/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Users of popular dating apps such as Tinder, Hinge, Match and Plenty of Fish are being warned about potential online romance scams and fraud with the launch of its newest global public awareness campaign.
Match Group announced users of their apps will begin receiving messages alerting them to tips and common behaviors to watch out for to help identify potential scams.
The tips were created with the help of law enforcement and financial exploitation experts, according to a company news release.
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The messages will be displayed throughout the month of January. People who use Tinder and Meetic will receive the alerts as an in-app messages and users of Match, Hinge, Plenty of Fish, and OurTime will receive notifications.
Match Group, parent company of Tiner, Hinge, Match, and others, are warning users about romance scammers. (Match Group)
“As a former detective and special agent, I know firsthand how scammers lure unsuspecting individuals into giving personal information and ultimately money – including preying on those looking for love or companionship,” said Buddy Loomis, senior director of saw enforcement operations and…
