In the last two months of 2023, eight US citizens died in the city of Medellín, in incidents involving drugging or suspected murder. Several of the cases were linked to dating apps, according to a state department security alert on Wednesday.
“Numerous US citizens in Colombia have been drugged, robbed, and even killed by their Colombian dates,” the embassy said.
A growing number of US citizens were lured to bars, hotels and restaurants through applications like Tinder before being drugged and robbed, the embassy warned. Many of the crimes go unreported as victims are often too embarrassed to notify the police, it added.
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Taylor, L. (2024, January 11). Visitors to Colombia warned over dating apps after eight US deaths in two months. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/11/colombia-dating-apps-tourist-deaths