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A mother of four who signed on with a dating agency ended up with dozens of men outside her door demanding sex.
Annette Dye, 36, was delighted when the Fast Flirt texting service put her in touch with Michael McIntyre.
The pair went on a string of dates and seemed to be getting on famously.
Then the middle-aged bricklayer admitted he was married. Miss Dye ended the relationship, despite his promises to leave his wife.
McIntyre was furious and passed on her home address and mobile phone number to dozens of strangers through the dating service which had brought them together, a court heard.
She said her date became her stalker.
Over the next three months almost 80 different men called at Miss Dye's house, having received text messages promising 'sexual favours'.
She was also sent dozens of obscene messages and photographs.
McIntyre, 42, was fined £400 after pleading guilty to a breach of the peace. He also admitted pretending to be Miss Dye when he sent dozens of texts to other men offering sexual favours.
After the hearing Miss Dye said she was furious that he had not been sent to prison.
She said: "My friends started calling him my stalker. It became an obsession. He went on to Fast Flirt as a female - pretending to be me - and told men to come to my house.
"There were between 50 and 80 men at my door, all looking for sex, before it finally ended.
"I was scared. I don't think even he knew the damage he was doing.
"Some of the men who turned up were sexually frustrated and angry and simply wouldn't believe it wasn't me who had invited them.
"Michael was also handing out my mobile number. I was getting between 50 and 60 text messages a day, including disgusting picture messages.
"I got malicious letters in the mail and so did my work and neighbours, and he passed on my work numbers.
"I'm a strong person but I couldn't handle it. People need to be made aware of what can happen. I always stuck to the rules but it was so easy for him to take control of my life. I had no privacy at home or at work."
She added: "I am shocked by this sentence. God only knows what he will do the next time somebody finishes a relationship with him. My life was at risk, and all he gets is a fine."
McIntyre, of Broxburn, West Lothian, represented himself at Falkirk Sheriff Court. He admitted sending texts and inviting men to Miss Dye's home in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, without her permission.
The court was told that the campaign ended on April 13 this year after more than three months.
Sheriff Craig Caldwell told McIntyre: "I am sure you appreciate the very serious nature of these offences and I hope you understand the consequences to your victim."
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