If you needed another reason to get off the dating apps and find your partner out in the wild, look no further than former NFL player Darryl “Buster” Skrine. His recent allegedly illegal antics have made the headlines, and it’s wild on numerous fronts.
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The former Tennessee Titans player was arrested on Wednesday at his home in Georgia in connection to an alleged “financial fraud scheme” he was running on women via dating apps. Per CBS Sports, Skrine allegedly targeted three different women across New York, North Carolina and Wisconsin and told them that he was suffering from financial woes.
Promising the women repayment once he received his NFL annuity, Skrine was able to allegedly collect nearly $300,000 from the women which he used to fund his high-profile lifestyle and pay for things like “Airbnbs, travel, and gift cards.” Local police finally looked into him once a woman came to them in July, alleging she was being “financially exploited” by the former Cleveland Browns player.
Now, Skrine has been hit with 18 counts, with charges including but not limited to: “deposit account fraud, identity fraud, financial transaction card fraud, theft by taking and criminal attempt to commit theft.”
To make matters even worse, he’s also an alleged international fugitive, having been wanted by the Canadian authorities since April 2024.
As noted by the New York Post, Skrine was accused of opening bank accounts with fraudulent checks and withdrawing $100,000 from them. After being apprehended by local police and sent to a correctional center, he was reportedly given bail on the condition that he wear a GPS monitor. But he somehow found a way to remove it and fled back to the U.S. However, now, it looks like he’ll finally have his day in court after all.
Neither Skrine nor his team have yet to make an official statement on his arrest, but Georgia police assured the media that they’re going to make sure he “answers for all of his charges in both countries.”
While police haven’t specified which dating app Skrine was allegedly scamming women on, popular ones like Hinge and Bumble do have a Help Center dedicated helping people protect themselves from scammers and opportunists.
“Scammers often claim they need money for a Visa, custom fees, surgeries, family, medical bills, car repairs, or plane tickets to visit,” Hinge’s Help Center reads. “Whether they sound desperate or actually in need, if money is involved, it’s best to report them and move on.”
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