After being bilked out of more than $70,000 by a phony he met on OkCupid, a New York man is suing the dating website in an attempt to recoup his monetary losses. His dignity he’ll just have to write off.
The New York Post reports it all started last February, when Michael Picciano received a message from “genuineguy62.” The username should’ve been his first warning, but Picciano “felt safe” because the fella had an OkCupid profile. Surely this love connection was legit! (Oh, pal. You’re not from around these Internet parts, are you?) By April, Picciano had wired “Bruce” tens of thousands of dollars.