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MONTREAL — Bachelor No. 1 boasts about his “bad-boy body and sweet-guy attitude” and Bachelor No. 2 wants a woman to join him as he closes a dark chapter from his past.

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Bachelor No. 3, meanwhile, says he can’t be available for a first date for awhile — at least not before 2021.

Not only do these men share a quest for love, they have something else in common: they’re all in prison for murder.

The suitors are among dozens of male and female cons who have posted personal profiles and photos on a matchmaking website with a twist.

This site hooks up people on the inside with those on the outside.

The federal prisoners, many behind bars for violent offences like attempted murder, sexual assault and first-degree murder, have written blurbs highlighting their personal qualities — and, in some cases, their crimes.

Which leads us to Bachelor No. 4.

He claims to hold the Toronto record for robbing the most banks in the shortest span: 11 financial institutions knocked off in four-and-a-half hours.

“Not something I am really proud of,” Alex Nikoloski writes in his profile.

The page indicates that any prospective partner should be ready to wait for his expected May 2015 release date, adding: “But I am worth it.”