Arizona mayor catfished on internet dating site

KPNX – Mesa, Arizona Mayor John Giles is happily married and, he says, not advertising for dates on Match.com ... even though someone using his picture is.

Giles said Friday that a Canadian woman contacted Mesa City Hall about a profile on the dating website under the username "MrLovelyLarry01."

She told Giles that MrLovelyLarry01 reached out to her on Match.com and she asked for more pictures of him.

MrLovelyLarry01 delivered a picture of Giles with Arizona Senator John McCain, who she said she recognized. A little internet sleuthing led her to Giles, and she realized someone had stolen the photos.

"I would have picked different pictures if I was trying to get a date," Giles joked.

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