Americans Warned Not to Use Dating Apps: What to Know
Newsweek | 6/4/25 | Theo Burman and Shane CroucherAmericans have been warned about the risks posed by dating apps after several kidnappings in Mexico.
The U.S. Consulate General Guadalajara said it had confirmed reports of U.S. citizens “kidnapped by individuals the victims met on dating apps in recent months in the Puerto Vallarta and Nuevo Nayarit areas,” adding the violence is not limited to one geographic area.
“Victims and their family members in the United States have at times been extorted for large sums of money to secure their release,” the security alert said.
Best practice on any dating site: don’t post an accurate description or photo of yourself so you can’t be recognized if you arrive and things look sketchy . This not only helps you avoid kidnapping, but for IMAO commenters in particular, it will vastly improve your chances of getting a positive response in the app.
Watch out for your wife, you don’t want to accidentally find her profile.
What else to know? All that foreign dating can give you the clap. And there’s no app for that!
The latest app update is code-named “Montezuma” …
Is this all foreign apps or jus the Mexican ones?
Just asking.
For a friend.
Are Mexican apps as good as a Mexican Radio?
Whoa-oh…
Foreign apps are bad at dating. While rational people write the date as, e.g. June 13, 2025, foreign coozergibbets would write it as 13 June, 2025.
Insanity. No wonder they like the metric system.
“For a good time bring soap and water” is not neccesarily a positive sign.
For a really good time, bring Bubbles.