Online dating app was a scam

A Whitefish man told the Whitefish Police Department he was using a dating app to talk to an alleged woman in Billings, but then he got a call from someone claiming to be a Billings police officer who told him the woman was underage. The supposed police officer told the man he needed to pay $200 for counseling to avoid jail time since he had exchanged photos with the girl. After paying the $200, he learned this was a phone scam...