(1) IN GENERAL.—An online dating service pro-
vider shall provide to members of the online dating 
service a safety awareness notification that includes 
a list of safety measures reasonably designed to in-
crease awareness of safer online dating practices and 
clear guidelines and resources for reporting crimes 
committed by members of the online dating service. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The notification required 
by paragraph (1) shall meet the following require-
ments: 
(A) The notification shall have a heading 
substantially similar to the following: ‘‘Online 
Dating Safety Awareness’’. 
(B) The notification shall include the fol-
lowing information (which may be revised or 
updated to reflect changing information and 
best safety practices): 
(i) An advisory that getting to know 
an individual through an online dating 
service may be risky and a member should 
follow safety precautions when sharing in-
formation or meeting in person. 
(ii) An advisory that a member should 
avoid sharing, in the dating profile or ini-
tial email messages or other communica-
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tions of the member, the last name, email 
address, home address, phone number, 
place of work, Social Security number, de-
tails of the daily routine, or other identi-
fying information of the member. 
(iii) An advisory that a member 
should stop communicating with an indi-
vidual who pressures the member for per-
sonal or financial information or attempts 
to trick the member into revealing personal 
or financial information. 
(iv) An advisory that a member 
should not send money to an individual the 
member meets on an online dating service, 
especially by wire transfer, even if the indi-
vidual claims to be experiencing an emer-
gency. 
(v) An advisory that an individual 
may provide false information in a dating 
profile. 
(vi) An advisory that a member 
should block and report to the online dat-
ing service provider a member whose be-
havior is suspicious, offensive, harassing, 
threatening, fraudulent, or involves a re-
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quest for money or an attempt to sell a 
product or service. 
(vii) A request that, if a member is 
the victim or survivor of a crime, including 
sexual or intimate partner violence or a fi-
nancial crime, committed by someone the 
member met on the online dating service, 
the member report the incident to the on-
line dating service provider and to law en-
forcement. 
(viii) A advisory that, if a member is 
the victim or survivor of a crime, including 
sexual or intimate partner violence or a fi-
nancial crime, committed by someone the 
member met on the online dating service, 
the member is not to blame and may seek 
support through national or local hotlines 
and other services. 
(3) METHOD FOR REPORTING CRIMINAL ACTIV-
ITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An online dating serv-
ice provider shall provide a clear and con-
spicuous method for a member of the online 
dating service to contact the online dating serv-
ice provider to report a member of the online 
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dating service who engages in criminal activity, 
including an act of sexual or intimate partner 
violence or a financial crime. 
(B) INCLUSION IN NOTIFICATION.—An on-
line dating service provider shall include infor-
mation relating to the contact method required 
by subparagraph (A) in the notification re-
quired by paragraph (1). 
(4) TIMING AND MANNER.—An online dating 
service provider shall clearly and conspicuously pro-
vide the notification required by paragraph (1)— 
(A) to each member of the online dating 
service at the time when the member registers 
with the online dating service provider; and 
(B) through a link that may be accessed 
by members of the online dating service at any 
time on— 
(i) the main website of the online dat-
ing service; and 
(ii) the mobile application of the on-
line dating service. 
(b) FRAUD BAN NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An online dating service pro-
vider shall provide to a member of the online dating 
service a fraud ban notification if the member has 
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received and responded to a message through the 
online dating service from a banned member of the 
online dating service. 
(2) REQUIRED CONTENTS.—A fraud ban notifi-
cation under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The username, identification number, 
or other profile identifier of the banned mem-
ber, as well as the most recent time when the 
member to whom the notification is being pro-
vided sent or received a message through the 
online dating service to or from the banned 
member. 
(B) A statement that the banned member 
may have been using a false identity or at-
tempting to defraud members. 
(C) A statement that a member should not 
send money or personal financial information to 
another member. 
(D) An online link to information regard-
ing ways to avoid online fraud or being de-
frauded by a member of an online dating serv-
ice. 
(3) MANNER AND TIMING.— 
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(A) MANNER.—A fraud ban notification 
under paragraph (1) shall be— 
(i) clear and conspicuous; and 
(ii) provided by email, text message, 
or other appropriate means of communica-
tion consented to by the member. 
(B) TIMING.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clauses (ii) and (iii), an online dating 
service provider shall provide a fraud ban 
notification under paragraph (1) not later 
than 24 hours after the fraud ban is initi-
ated against the banned member. 
(ii) DELAY BASED ON JUDGMENT OF 
PROVIDER.—If, in the judgment of the on-
line dating service provider, the cir-
cumstances require a fraud ban notifica-
tion under paragraph (1) to be provided 
after the 24-hour period described in 
clause (i), the online dating service pro-
vider shall, except as provided in clause 
(iii), provide the notification not later than 
3 days after the day on which the fraud 
ban is initiated against the banned mem-
ber. 
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