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Romance Scam Prevention Act Signed into Law

Will it move the needle on dating app fraud?

Irina Manta | 10.27.2026 8:58 AM

Last week, President Trump signed into law the Romance Scam Prevention Act that Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) introduced and that received bipartisan sponsorship. In short, this new federal law requires dating apps and services to notify users who have interacted with someone who was removed for fraudulent activity.

The scale of romance scams is enormous, with Americans losing $1.5 billion in........

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