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Online Daters Sue Matchmaking Web Sites for Fraud

Posted by Zonk on from the bad-email dept.

BBCWatcher writes "According to Reuters, Match.com and Yahoo! are the subjects of separate class-action lawsuits from 'frustrated online daters.' Yahoo! Personals is accused of advertising fictitious profiles in order to make the service look more popular. In the Match.com case, 30-something professional Matthew Evans contends that Match.com sent a female employee as 'date bait,' hoping he'd tell others about the attractive women they could meet. 'The relationship went nowhere, according to his suit,' which claims Match.com violated the RICO Act."

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  1. requisite Complaint by dptalia · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I had this story rejected on friday! Silly me, it was fresh then, and doesn't /. like their news a little more aged?

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  2. Re:DUPE! by BrynM · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    i can ruin my karma any way i want pal.
    From looking at your profile, you're doing a heckuva job. Keep up the... ahhh... work.
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  3. In soviet russia... by pulse2600 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia, girl screws YOU!!!