What is the actual situation of 'Tinder robbery' that makes full use of the matching application during the explosion of violent incidents in which middle-aged men are kidnapped by dad activities?
Many people imagine a scene in which a young woman is victimized when she says, 'I promised a date on a dating app and was raped.' However, in Brazil, there has been a rapid increase in the number of cases in which men looking for love using the matching app Tinder are being targeted for violent incidents, and overseas news media Rest of World has approached the actual situation. .
“Tinder robberies” combine fear and dating for men in Brazil - Rest of World
'When I get aggressive messages from women who are much younger than me and wear less clothes, I get suspicious. If I get a call from a 23-year-old woman who is 51, I can't help but think she's already been targeted by robbers. No,” says João Eleutherio da Silva, who lives in São Paulo.
There are good reasons for Mr. Da Silva to be cautious. According to Brazilian police statistics, nine out of 10 kidnapping cases filed in Sao Paulo happened after a date was arranged on apps such as Tinder. Police say men between the ages of 30 and 65, like Da Silva, are the main targets.
In this way, there has been a rapid increase in kidnapping and bank transfer scams targeting men who use matching apps. Three dating app users interviewed by Rest of World all said, 'The way we use apps has changed dramatically in the last few months.' I confide that I am particular about meeting, and I try to cut off the conversation when I feel danger.
The background to this problem is the prevalence of two technologies: dating apps and mobile payments. The main methods are as follows. Perpetrators first create fake profiles on dating apps and lure targets to private locations. They then blackmail or deceive men who carelessly show up at designated locations, extorting money with
Eduardo Bernardo Pereira, head of the Sao Paulo Police Kidnapping Division, said, 'When the scam begins with seduction, the goal is often to lure the potential victim to a secluded location.'
This method is called 'Tinder robbery' in the news, but according to Mr. Gustavo Torrente, who teaches cyber security at Sao Paulo's educational institution Faculdade de Informática e Administração Paulist, Grindr , an app for the LGBTQ+ community, etc. It is said that concerns are spreading among users.
The target demographic of the crime consists of men of various ages and sexual orientations, and the modus operandi is not limited to 'lightning kidnappings,' in which victims are blackmailed and quickly released. yeah.
Rodrigo Souza, a Grindr user in São Paulo, told Rest of World, 'Recently, a criminal pretending to be a police officer extorted money after saying, 'We have evidence that he had an affair with an underage boy.' There is something I tried to do,' he said. According to Mr. Souza, this scam occurred immediately after exchanging phone numbers with a match on Grindr, and the other party forced him to pay if he did not want to be sued. However, Mr. Souza seems to have avoided getting on the other party's mouth because he is trying to doubt everything.
In this way, while many men have become cautious, there is still a large gap between basic support and the actual situation. And the police authorities are growing a sense of crisis.
Franco Ribeiro, a Tinder user from Juiz de Fora in the southeastern part of Brazil, said, ``The risks of using this app are too great. So, for the sake of my own safety, I have no choice but to give up on promising opponents.' I disclosed.
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