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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Police are investigating a case of identity theft. Around 4 p.m. Monday, a Wilkes-Barre man submitted a complaint claiming suspected fraudulent activity on his &#8220;Plenty of Fish&#8221; account, police said.</p><p>According to the complaint, the man&#8217;s picture was changed on the site without his knowledge or consent. When he reached out to what he believed to be tech support, he noticed the cursor on his computer screen was moving around the website without his consent.</p><p>The man also stated in the complaint the technician repeatedly asked for bank account information for the complainant. The man also filed a complaint with Bath PD, as the company&#8217;s tech support was supposedly located in the Bath area.</p><style>
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Wilkes-Barre man files identify theft complaint