If you have ever used a computer to search different websites looking for ‘love’ online, you’ll be used to all the flowery words that are used. The trouble is they hide too many facts. We’re not sure if this is for the reason that people prefer to be swayed by outrageous promises rather than reality, but boy, there are a load of them out there ripe for the picking. Actually, much more than a ‘load!”
The FBI recorded more than $929 million in confidence and romance fraud losses in 2025, up about 38% from the year before. The FTC also found that nearly 60% of people who lost money to a romance scam that year first encountered the scammer on social media.
But could there finally be help on its way? PeopleFinders, a public-records company that’s been around for over 25 years, has told Queerguru they have an answer for genuine love seekers. All you have to do is fill in a form with your name, phone number, or city, and it pulls from court records, address history, property records, marriages, bankruptcies, and other public information. An AI summary organizes the results and flags things it thinks might be a bit sketch. The person you’re searching doesn’t get notified.
But the best thing about this service is probably its fab name; it cuts all the flowery words to just ask Stud or Dud ? Love that.Most people already do some version of a pre-date search. The problem is that all of that can be staged. Photos can be stolen, bios can be copied, and an impressive-looking profile can belong to someone who made half of it up. Court filings, marriage records, property records, and address history can tell you things a dating profile would never volunteer. BUT nothing is foolproof, as public records can be old, incomplete, and even AI can misread what it finds.
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