Dangers of dating Apps

[singalion]

Not sure if any such "robbery" incidents happen in Singapore, most probably not ending in killings as encountered in Brazil according to the news report.

Certainly, in Singapore any such robbers wouldn't hold a gun against anyone, but it could be a knife etc.

But I came across of incidents of people being lured to cruising spots in the direct neighbouring countries by guys who told me.

Mostly, it was just one guy who met first, but then other guys turned from behind to help the attacker.

Least not unknown in Europe: Certain gangs use similar approaches to rob homosexuals in public spaces or even in their private apartments.

 

 

Anyone who encountered any such extortion experience through dating apps here in Singapore, Malaysia or Indonesia?

 

 

Gay Brazilians targeted in deadly stickups, lured by dating apps

By Dani Morera Trettin August 26, 2024

 

 

CAMBUQUIRA, Brazil, Aug 26 (Reuters) - It was June 12, Lover's Day in Brazil. Leo Nunes, 24, had spent a few days talking to someone he met on Hornet, a popular gay dating app, before arranging their first encounter in Sao Paulo's middle-class Sacoma neighborhood.

 

A security camera captured the moment that two men on a motorcycle showed up in the alley where he was waiting, grabbed his phone and shot him dead.

 

The Nunes family, who shared details of the investigation with Reuters, said one suspect had been arrested. Sao Paulo police said they are investigating the shooting as a robbery resulting in a homicide, but did not provide further information or confirm if there had been an arrest.

 

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The string of murders and assaults has shaken the gay community in Brazil, which is large and vibrant but still often wary of law enforcement. This reluctance makes it a target for criminals, according to three people who said they had been attacked, as well as LGBT advocates.

 

 

"Because of structural homophobia, criminals know that LGBT people are vulnerable. They know they will be more easily intimidated," said Wanderley Montanholi, a lawyer for the family of Heleno Veggi Dumba, a gay doctor who was found dead in April in Sao Paulo after being shot in the head. Montanholi said Dumba was killed by criminals in an attempted robbery after they had lured him into an ambush through a dating app.

 

Police declined to comment on whether they had identified a broader pattern of murders and robberies linked to gay dating apps, saying only that investigators in Sao Paulo had cleared four cases involving "love cons" in general.

 

Gabriel, a gay man who declined to give his surname, citing privacy, said in late March he had arranged a date on the same street in Sacoma where Nunes was shot dead. He was lured by the same dating profile as several other victims, he later learned.

 

"One man put a gun to my stomach and asked me the password of my phone," he said. With that, the criminals accessed his bank accounts, stole his savings and maxed out his credit card. Gabriel said a group of women who offered him comfort afterwards had witnessed a nearly identical episode the night before.

 

He detailed the assault in a police report and in a group chat, both seen by Reuters, with six other men who said they had reported to law enforcement experiencing the same violent con. Police declined to comment on their cases.

 

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The article was only quoted in a shortened form.

For reading the complete article refer to the link below:

 

Full article:

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/gay-brazilians-targeted-deadly-stickups-lured-by-dating-apps-2024-08-26/

 

 

 

 

Edited August 27 by singalion

[Max Low]

In Singapore with CCTVs everywhere, such cases will be cracked in a matter of hours and the perpetrators will be swiftly apprehended. They will most likely face a lengthy sentence and caning. With such harsh penalties in place, which hooligan with a brain would dare 以身試法？

[mate69]

4 hours ago, Max Low said:

In Singapore with CCTVs everywhere, such cases will be cracked in a matter of hours and the perpetrators will be swiftly apprehended. They will most likely face a lengthy sentence and caning. With such harsh penalties in place, which hooligan with a brain would dare 以身試法？

 

exactly. nobody dares to fool around with spf

[singalion]

6 hours ago, Max Low said:

In Singapore with CCTVs everywhere, such cases will be cracked in a matter of hours and the perpetrators will be swiftly apprehended. They will most likely face a lengthy sentence and caning. With such harsh penalties in place, which hooligan with a brain would dare 以身試法？

 

Not all places are covered with CCTV.

Take the tree covered area or paths at Eco park (just as an example).

Entry points maybe, streets or footpaths.

Yes, on a police report culprits might be followed back, but they could wear a baseball hat, a mask and some tainted glasses. Then it becomes difficult.

I m not sure how well the CCTV works with the eye specifications (such as at the immigration) or whether such technical features are used.

If it are visitors who just stay one week to act on their extortion crime, then that would be also another story.

Even with CCTV, the police here doesn't manage to catch every pickpocket or shop thefter.

 

The point would be also, whether any gay guy here would make a police report.

I think there is still a huge amount of gays who don't dare to be out (even to the police) in fear someone would know about their sexual orientation.

 

[Steve5380]

9 hours ago, Max Low said:

In Singapore with CCTVs everywhere, such cases will be cracked in a matter of hours and the perpetrators will be swiftly apprehended. They will most likely face a lengthy sentence and caning. With such harsh penalties in place, which hooligan with a brain would dare 以身試法？

 

Desperate gays with a brain will choose their encounters in places where there are no CCTVs around.

 

I think that gay saunas are still the safest places to resolve our urges,  even with the possibility to find there someone we know.  To be completely safe, go to some foreign cities to minimize this chance.  In SG,  you have many good cities for sex tourism nearby.