According to various estimates, approximately 25% to 30% of online dating accounts involve scammers. Therefore, if you maintain a dating platform account, you need to know that a significant portion of accounts — including possible “matches” that contact you — belong to fraud perpetrators. Yes, your online match may be a fraudster. Here’s something else you should know: The dating app provider may be using these bad actors to pad its own bottom line. Love connection? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that Match Group, Inc., the owner of Match.com and other dating sites, did just that. In a lawsuit filed by the FTC, the company is accused of allowing millions of its members to receive “You caught his eye” notices from accounts it knew were likely...
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