S. 841 — Romance Scam Prevention Act

This section requires online dating service providers to provide a "fraud ban notification" to any member who has received a message from a banned member, including the banned member's username or profile identifier and message timestamp, warnings about potential fraud or false identities, advice against sending money or financial information, best practices to avoid scams, and customer service contacts. The notification must be clear and conspicuous via email, text message, or other consented means, provided within 24 hours of the ban (or up to 3 days if delayed for provider judgment or law enforcement request, with a 3-day post-delay maximum). It limits provider liability for the notification's manner, timing, or content and treats violations as unfair or deceptive acts under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the FTC Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)), enforceable by the FTC (with full FTC Act powers preserved) or state attorneys general (as parens patriae, after notice to the FTC allowing intervention and subject to limits if federal action is pending).