Nutley Police: Tinder User Scammed After Getting ‘Hacked’

NUTLEY, NJ — A Tinder user became the victim of a scam after having trouble signing into their dating app account last week, Nutley police said.

According to the Nutley Police Department, the victim – whose identity and gender weren’t disclosed in an initial statement about the incident – told officers about the alleged fraud on April 19.

The victim told police that when they encountered trouble signing into their Tinder account, they called a phone number that they found on a website that was allegedly the company’s contact number. A person who identified themselves as “Roger” told the victim that their account had been “hacked” and that the victim needed to buy software to unhack their Tinder account.

According to Nutley police:

“Roger instructed the victim to purchase a Google Play card for $200 to pay for the software. The victim purchased a Google Play card and then purchased the software over the phone with Roger. Roger called back two more times asking for $300 and $400 Google Play cards respectively, and still called a third time trying to get another $200 Google Play card when the victim realized they were being scammed. The victim contacted their financial institution who told them they could not reimburse them the funds and to make a police report. Additionally, Google Play was contacted and they instructed the victim to make a police report regarding the incident.”

The victim was advised of how to obtain a copy of their report, Nutley police said.

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