Recently, online dating turned to financial disaster for several women in the Midwest when they were duped by the same man. One woman in Ohio contacted local police when she was tricked into sending thousands of dollars to a man she met online. Another woman in Indiana was targeted by the same man, it seems, on OurTime, an online dating website for older single men and women.

While one woman only lost $1,000 to this man who claimed to be a German citizen working in Dubai, the other secured a $30,000 loan to send. The people who operate OurTime didn’t comment on the vetting process for those who create profiles on the website.