{"id":2181,"date":"2013-05-09T17:03:37","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T17:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2181"},"modified":"2013-05-09T17:03:37","modified_gmt":"2013-05-09T17:03:37","slug":"be-wary-of-bogus-profiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/be-wary-of-bogus-profiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Be wary of bogus profiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People who have turned to online dating sites in a bid to find love have been warned they should look out for potentially bogus profiles.<\/p>\n<p>New figures from SeekingArrangement.com show one in ten profiles is fake, with the site forced to delete more than 200 accounts each day.<\/p>\n<p>Chief executive officer Brandon Wade told the Daily News: &quot;We're not talking about lying about your age or weight. 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