Requires online dating services to notify members who received messages from an account later banned for suspected fraud, and bars states from imposing conflicting notice rules.

• Requires providers to send the notice within 24 hours of a fraud ban, with extra time allowed when the provider judges it necessary or when a law enforcement official requests a delay.
• Requires each notice to include the banned account's username, a warning that the account may be fraudulent, a reminder not to send cash or financial information, fraud-avoidance guidance, and customer service contact details.
• Allows notices by email or text message, or by other means the member has agreed to, and protects providers from liability for their notice timing, manner, and content.
• Treats violations as unfair or deceptive practices enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, allows state attorneys general to sue in federal court, and takes effect one year after enactment.

• Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Senate)

Commerce