A Grindr user says he was extorted out of $1k after sending nude photos

Gizmodo has published a FOIA request with the Federal Trade Commission for consumer complaints about Grindr .

Complaints include complaints from people who say they've been improperly banned from the app.

Others say their accounts are being shadowbanned, and still others who've been scammed out of money by people posing as real romantic interests.

The scammers demanded $ 3,200 to recover their funds that were now frozen.

They then demanded I send them $ 1,000 a week until I had given them $ 10,000 .

They had me create an id.me account and changed the password and password for the Moneylion account.

On Saturday morning ( July 29th ) I texted and told them I had taken pills to commit suicide, said the doctor said I had a stroke.

I was on the dating app Grindr and fell into a Sextortion trap by providing my phone number.

I received a Google One notice that my data has been breached on the dark web including my social security number.

The threats continue to come demanding I pay $ 10,000 or they will send information to my family and friends.