Article 1464W Tinder nightmares: man scams two women out of $26,000

Tinder nightmares: man scams two women out of $26,000

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Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco
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35-year-old Brandon Kiehm was indicted in New York for conning the women with heart-wrenching tales of needing money for his family's cancer treatments

Beware of swiping right for single men on Tinder who claim to work for Goldman Sachs, especially if they woo you with a heart-wrenching tale of needing money for their sister's cancer treatments. You might just wake up a few weeks later and find they've swiped your money.

That's the message from Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R Vance Jr, who on Tuesday announced the indictment of a 35-year-old man for scamming $26,000 out of two women he met on Tinder.

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