US report details extent of 'devastating' dating-app scams

Senator Maggie Hassan in Washington in 2020. Hassan said there was ‘still more that Match needs to do’. Senator Maggie Hassan in Washington in 2020. Hassan said there was ‘still more that Match needs to do’. US politics ‘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

Anna Betts Wed 14 Oct 2026 11.00 BST Last modified on Wed 14 Oct 2026 13.46 BST Share Prefer the Guardian on Google 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.