The FTC issues hefty fine to the manager of 18 dating sites for ‘fake profiles’

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a fine to the British dating services company JDI Dating,  for using computer generated user profiles, referred to as “virtual cupids”.

These fake profiles were used as a bait, tricking users into upgrading their own accounts to paid memberships.

Upon creating their profile, the users would receive messages from people who supposedly lived nearby, that wanted to meet; the details would only be revealed once the users updated their subscription.

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A total of 18 web sites are included as part of the FTC fine, including FlirtCrowd.com, CupidsWand.com, and FindMeLove.com.

JDI Dating was fined $616,165 dollars and must refrain from repeating this practices. For the full decision by the FTC, click here.

Here is the complete list of web sites operated by JDI Dating; some are forwards:

cupidswand.com
date-notification.com
dateagency.com
datefirst.com
dating-server.com
findmelove.com
flirtcrowd.com
fmlbilling.com
getflirting.com
gohookup.com
hookup.info
hookupclub.com
justblackhookups.com
justdateguys.com
justhookup.com
justromeo.com
letsflirt.com
loadedguys.com
naughtyover40.com
rudefinder.com
rudefinderslags.com
setforsex.com
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