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2005/11/21

: Online dating

Call 'em Match.con
Match.com is being accused of sending ringers on fake dates with lonely hearts to keep them from dumping the service.
A racketeering lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Nov. 10 alleges the wildly popular online dating service secretly employs people as "date bait" to send bogus enticing E-mails and to go on as many as 100 dates a month - or three a day - to keep customers ponying up.
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via | nydailynews |
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Online-Singlebörse des Betrugs angeklagt
Match.com, eine Online-Kontaktbörse für Date-willige Singles, soll weibliche Angestellte als "Köder" eingesetzt haben.
Die Internet-Singlebörse muss sich nun möglichweise wegen Betrugs vor Gericht verantworten.
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via | futurezone |
:: MD