Two U.S. senators have called on the CEO of Match Group to take action against romance scams. These scams involve fraudsters earning trust, frequently on dating platforms, and subsequently requesting financial assistance. The FTC indicated that Americans were defrauded of $1.3 billion due to these scams in 2022. In the UK, the total loss amounted to £36.5 million in 2023.

Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn and Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan delivered a letter to Match Group and Tinder CEO Spencer Rascoff. Match Group is also the parent company of Hinge and OkCupid.

The five-page correspondence raises concerns about whether Match Group’s strategies have played a role in the increase of romance scams. It mentions a 2019 FTC complaint against Match for misleading advertisements, which concluded this year, and indicates reports of Match not prioritizing the expulsion of scammers and malicious users.

The letter emphasizes, “Match Group’s business model is to maintain user engagement, but this engagement becomes perilous when it attracts scammers.” The senators are seeking proof of Match Group’s initiatives to thwart romance scams by October 15.

In 2023, Match Group initiated a campaign aimed at fighting romance scams, which includes in-app alerts. Tinder now mandates facial recognition for new users in California.

Match Group’s chief of trust and safety, Yoel Roth, remarked that safeguarding users from scams is essential, and the company has dedicated resources to fraud detection, security features, and collaborations to protect communities. As a founding participant in the Tech Against Scams Coalition, Match Group is collaborating with the industry to tackle these issues and anticipates engaging discussions with Senators Hassan and Blackburn.

UPDATE: Sep. 24, 2025, 2:15 p.m. EDT This article has been revised to include a statement from Match Group.