Sixty-nine suspects were caught for allegedly defrauding people with broken hearts, Shanghai police said today.

Police in Jinshan District began their investigation in May after a man surnamed Niu reported his case.

Niu told the police he paid 3,280 yuan (US$508) to a consultation company in July of last year for its service to make his ex-girlfriend come back to him. The woman had blocked him from all means of communication, he said.