Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Man sentenced to 4 years for online dating fraud


Washington - A Canadian man who ran online dating services - but set up clients with fake dates - has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for mail fraud. A federal judge also ordered 66-year-old Barrie Turner of Delta, British Columbia, to pay more than $300,000 in restitution. Turner took money from more than 1,000 customers, but sent them fake matches with elaborate, made-up profiles. They say if clients attempted to meet the matches, they were sent e-mails saying the person was no longer interested....more

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