PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE REPORTS

Man scammed out of nearly half million in crypto via dating app thief, police say

The investigation is ongoing.

Police. (Credit: Flickr/Creative Commons)

The investigation is ongoing.

  • Public Safety

Pennsylvania State Police at Skippack reported last week that a Red Hill Borough Man was scammed out of more than $450,000 in cryptocurrency inn November by someone on a dating app.

Police said the 65-year-old male victim of the 600 block of Jefferson Street, reported that the theft and wire fraud occurred Nov. 18, totaling $458,208 in stolen cryptocurrency.

The investigation is ongoing.


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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow, and a staff writer for WissNow. Email him at tony@northpennnow.com. Tony graduated from Kutztown University, with a degree in English/Professional Writing and Electronic Media. He went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Lansdale Patch/AOL, The Reporter in Lansdale, Pa., and the weekly Chronicle news editions of The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. A fourth-generation Lansdalian, he attended North Penn High School, graduating in 1998. He once interviewed Jesse Spano in the back of a limousine outside North Penn High School.


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