Scam Accounts Met Dating App Users Across America

Nearly 1.5 million scam accounts on Match Group dating apps Tinder and Hinge were introduced to chat with, like a bad blind date, at least one American user through late 2025, company records given to Congress investigators from both parties show. Nearly 500,000 swapped phone or contact details. Senators say fake-romance tricks cost Americans at least $1.3 billion yearly.