A student who posted her traffic fine on Tinder has been pleasantly surprised by a man on the other side of the world.

Lexi, 25, who studies at the University of Newcastle, had the infringement notice paid by a generous man from Shreveport, Louisiana.

Network Engineer Matt McHugh said he paid the fine after the pair got chatting, but does not expect anything in return except friendship.

A student (pictured) who posted her traffic fine on Tinder has been pleasantly surprised by a man on the other side of the world

Lexi, 25, who studies at the University of Newcastle, had the infringement notice paid by a generous man from Shreveport, Louisiana (left, right)

'Just looking for a nice guy to pay penalty infringement number 3*********,' Lexi wrote in her Tinder profile.

Mr McHugh then sent her a screenshot of a receipt for the payment of the $110 fine via Facebook messenger.

'She was a good sport so I figured I'd help her out,' Mr McHugh told Daily Mail Australia.

Network Engineer Matt McHugh (pictured) said he paid the fine after the pair got chatting, but does not expect anything in return except friendship

'I don't have high hopes for anything more than friendship. We can all dream but it's hard to get one of those beautiful blonde Australians to come to America.

'Maybe she will let me buy her a beer if ever make it to Australia.'

Mr McHugh said he stumbled across Lexi after using Tinder Plus to view people living in Australia.

'I'd love to [go to Australia]! I've been trying to go for years,' he said.

'I just don't want to go by myself. It would be nice to know a few people.'