CBS -- Apr 30 -- The U.S. State Department has issued warnings for users of Internet dating services. People posing as eligible singles are turning out to be scam artists from Nigeria and other countries. CBS station in Denver KCNC-TV's reporter Rick Sallinger spoke with victims of the fraud. People on Romancescams.org have lost their homes, their businesses. Quin Lipin the owner of Singlesnet.com told CBS4 such scams are common all throughout the Internet. Lipin said his Web site has blocked communications from Nigeria, but the scammers can mask their addresses to get around that. He said his company will delete an account if they believe it is involved in fraud.
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