S 841
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Requires online dating services to notify members who received messages from an account later banned for suspected fraud, and bars states from imposing conflicting notice rules.
Official title: Romance Scam Prevention Act
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Senate
Introduced
04-MAR-2025
Referred
04-MAR-2025
Approved by committee
12-MAR-2025
Reported
02-SEP-2025
On the calendar
02-SEP-2025
- Requires providers to send the notice within 24 hours of a fraud ban, with extra time allowed when the provider judges it necessary or when a law enforcement official requests a delay.
- Requires each notice to include the banned account's username, a warning that the account may be fraudulent, a reminder not to send cash or financial information, fraud-avoidance guidance, and customer service contact details.
- Allows notices by email or text message, or by other means the member has agreed to, and protects providers from liability for their notice timing, manner, and content.
- Treats violations as unfair or deceptive practices enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, allows state attorneys general to sue in federal court, and takes effect one year after enactment.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (04-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 02-SEP-2025).
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2 Democrats
1 Republican