The U.S. embassy in Colombia is urging Americans not to use dating apps while in the country after a string of deaths in tourist hotspots. Many criminals are using the sites to lure victims, according to officials.
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A warning to the Passport Bros
You want to meet a Columbian girl go to Miami where it’s safe
Funny how the USA never urges people not to go to different states with the USA having the most masacres in the world. 🤦🏽♂️
Colombia is dirty. Why would you want to go there anyways?
Men and women, in most LatAm, are overall better looking than gringos.
Their mistake is not realizing that *EVEN* telenovelas try to warn them!!
Shouldnt there be lawsuit against these apps or at least full refund for not vetting the people on those platfroms or are they not responsible?
Why ? Do these dudes have no accountability or responsibility? How long are y’all going to blame everyone but the ones that can’t use common sense
Passport Bros are in for a rude awakening, lol.
Hehehe I am from Mexico and there is no way I want to go to colombia 🇨🇴
The order Is out. All Americans are at risk. Globally. Better talk softly.
Yep heard it’s getting dangerous there again! Was there October it was a bit dangerous ngl 😅 at least my parents who speak very well Spanish and my dad knows the ways | plus Colombia ain’t a joke when it comes to crime.
Were they all men?
Gurl, you know it was
@@msunje9862and nobody, outside their family, is missing them.
As a Colombian, if I had friends from the USA, believe me, I would tell them not to trust anyone there to start a love relationship or a date, there are women there who know everything, They are very mischievous and interested in money, they are not going to achieve a good love relationship and apart from breaking their hearts, it also breaks their pockets, especially the neighborhood women and/or prostitutes. Perhaps one of the things that in my opinion makes me angry is that people are opportunistic and want to make a living very easily, through deception and lies, I cannot stand. IMHO!
Good luck, Passport Brothers!🤦🏽♀️
Latin America: the Western Hemisphere’s armpit
I would go to Afghanistan
For holiday
But to go to Columbia ??
It is really unfortunate how the US takes 3 big cities, one of them having over 7 million people (Bogota’) and deem it extremely unsafe for people to travel there. When back in my hometown of Baltimore had more than 8 murders this past weekend🤷🏽♀️. Yes, be careful ALWAYS in any urban city and use common sense.
I stopped using dating apps a few years ago knowing people on there are mostly scammers
They never replied and their victims are rich people
dont fall for it, its too good to be true if a 8, 9 or 10 comin after u
Dating apps are for losers.
Don’t act like they aren’t doing it in America too…
Poor Asian guy had to travel all the way to Columbia to get laid.
Passport Bros won’t learn 😔😔😔😔
Just don’t go lol
Why you use a dating app in a foreigne country that’s a easy target for them better to just travel and with real guides not a random person online either
They can’t use common sense and now they will blame whole country for it
Yes please stop coming to these countries
Colombia is a safe place… but if you’re a dummy playing stupid games that’s ON YOU
It’s sort of a perfect storm. The narrative of ” the decline of good women in America”, and the equally prevalent narrative of ” Beautiful & feminine ” women in poorer countries that has led many American men to travel in search of love, fun,& adventure. Sadly….that’s OPPORTUNITY for a financial come-up for desperate criminals. Gotta think with the head on your shoulders gents….
It’s hard being a single guy these days
All you have to do is travel to safe countries and do not use dating apps to meet chicks at hotel. Not that hard
Single men are the number 1 targets for scammers and robbers in any country safe or not. @@msunje9862
“My girl..” ☠️👹🙈
2 guys dead in 2023…both Asian American men. Just find Hispanic women in the states.
There’s a new dating were men can only get on if they’re approved by a female they know. It’s dump because pimps and S*x traffickers are going to use it to get assuming women into the trade.
When I visited last summer there are were so many older guys in the expat Facebook groups bragging their 25 -30 yr old wives. Groups of guys giving “advice” on hooking up with Colombia women in clubs. I’m not surprised this is happening…
thankfully they caught the perps and they’re now facing murder charges. Sad this happened but seriously, if you’re 50 and match a 19-yr old nothing good can come out of that. You can really ignore the red flags and expect everything will be ok. Not in Colombia.
“Passport bros” take note.
Passport bros are delusional
The dummies think those hot women want them. They want your money not you .
I mean online dating is dangerous anywhere in the world. You should use extreme caution and take safety precaution. Tell somebody where you’re going, with whom, share a picture of your date and your location with a trusted person. Meet in a public place, and watch your drinks. Honestly if you don’t do things like that, you probably get assaulted or worse in New York or DC too, let alone in a foreign land where you know nobody. Use common sense instead of blaming a nation.
The “tour guides” on the streets are to be avoided too as they are often criminal organizations that work with cops and are often men.
They will spend hours with you showing you their cities while gathering info on you, collect their payment for their tour service and walk you straight into a trap to be robbed & kidnapped.
I got a better idea. Maybe stop going to the country altogether
We were always taught not to talk to strangers when we were kids but now as an adult, you gave to teach adults not to talk to strangers. It’s funny how it’s the opposite now.
Columbia suffered a uptick in violence and druggings this year, possibly led by Venezuelan gangs
I posted a comment not too long ago on the death of a lone or solo tourist, telling that Colombia is unsafe for tourists especially for solo travellers. Then a lot of Colombians replied saying that their country is still completely safe and incidents like that can happen all over the world. BUT dare I say again, it’s not. It is a beautiful country but its image is tainted with criminality.
And all those passport bros thought it was ganna be easy
American passport Bros have zero common sense when traveling to third world countries. Colombia is a very conservative Catholic country, women are not easy there, and if they are, it is because they will take something from you. I lived in Colombia for 18 years without a single issue.
Dang he came for booty and got stabbed
Its so sad that a man can’t go to a foreign country looking for a lil 🐈 😺 without losing their lives…
It’s sad thats all they go there for period. They don’t care about the culture or history. They just want to get laid and pay $30 for it as compared to US prices.
Criminals don’t need dating apps to contact foreigners looking for girls, those girls are at lleras park bars and discos every night and the ones who get killed were looking for girls and it’s common sense to not trust in a stranger, if you come to Medellín to other activities as shopping, enjoy the sunny weather, go to museums, jardín botánico, parque de la conservación… you will be fine. I don’t recommend Narco tour for me is disgusting to pay for that.
Im saddened by that guy talking about his brother 😢
Its bad for business to keel the kidnapee
Why would you sign up for a Colombian dating app as American. Ffs watch more dateline people cmon
This is for the passport bros
Passport bros really put their viewers in danger for cheaper 🐱
Men….this PSA is mainly for men in particular the failed passport bros who make up the majority of dating apps 😂😂. These are the failures the don’t want to talk about 😂😂😂
Passport Bros don’t use dating apps to find their wives……
@@alvolutionary Stop….yes they do. This is a PSA FOR THEM….
@@OzWiingsLLC No they don’t. They have money and lifestyle. They don’t waste it on dating apps because they already know where to find marriageable women and its not on dating apps.
@@alvolutionary Well tell that to the passports bros on the dating aps looking for wives🤣🤣🤣🤣…and they have money? Just because the U.S dollar goes farther in some foreign country dosent mean they have money 🤣🤣🤣 . Your denial sounds more like hurt feelings because your inability to accept the reality that even this process is failing is clearly keeping you up at night. Again this is a PSA for passport bros….aka the leftovers
@@OzWiingsLLC And again, they don’t go on dating apps because there are other locales they go to so that defeats the purpose of dating apps. Thats not denial. But your responses have been. Leftovers are women who have “hit the wall” with high risk pregnancy. Google the terms “sheng nu” and “christmas cakes in japan” because those are terms used to describe “leftover” women.
Don’t be promiscuous then.
Thats for men who cant get any play at home. They never get that kind of attention, so easy target
that Colombian punani will continue to lure clueless lonely gringos…
So that’s Colombia definitely off my list
Prostitution is legal there…
That guy unfortunately is a big time target due to his naiveness
Passport Bros most likely – “western women are baaad, 3rd world women are different, blah blah”
Dudes are too trusting on these sites man.
Why Is anyone even going to Colombia?? 😂
Passport bros 0
Yeah, its a dangerous country.
Don’t go to Colombia to looking for prostitutes. Everything es criminal in Colombia.
This is for Passport bros
It wasn’t until this man was murdered that attention was drawn to Colombia’s treacherous underbelly!
I remember in early April-August 2023, a black man YT his vibes or instincts only to be later found murdered.
AMERICANS, DO NOT TRAVEL ABROAD! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! Stay single!
Passport bros down 🥴
Prostitution needs to be legalized in the US. This way men and women dont have to travel.
This comment section is just a bunch of bitter women 😂
Your fellow brothers are making risky choices resulting in being targeted at an increasing rate, YET, you still care about comments from random women. Passportbros are on different continent being pressed over western women.
encompass the movement 😂
Maybe. Next time PPbros may want to, even, watch telenovelas and realize that even local dusties _get dusted_ (ie. Someone blows _burundanga_ in their face).
Okay- but are not gonna put a little bit of blame on these guys for basically getting on those apps for just 1 night stands in a foreign country they dont live in??
Columbia isn’t the problem. This happens in the U.S. albeit at a much much lower frequency.
Also, a good amount of places in latin America are dangerous in general, even to the local populace, let alone to strangers.
Looking for a55 in all the wrong places…
That’s so sad. Evil people
Yes. PPbros are evil schmucks.
I knew this was coming.
Use common sense you that’s all
Being a passport bro is a dangerous profession
Thanks for this information 😢😭😭Jesus Christ loves you and He is coming soon 🙏
😭
Colombian women are worth the risk. I’ll keep rolling dice. Tired of American women.
I can see why
But colombians are so juicy
Of course because the victims are men… you have people in these comments happy that a “passport bro” got killed.
Yes, very much so. That’s what they get for *ASSuming* women in LatAm will just flock to them *_ONLY_*_ for being American._
Good for them. Survival of the fittest. Men sit here saying we should die so we returning back the energy
Black Widow crimes
Nope. Let them go. Passport bros please sign up and go. Enjoy.
As a traveler, I will never understand why most Americans seem to turn into idiots as soon as the leave the country. No joke, I’ve had to save several tourists from dangerous situations that they’ve put themselves in, both men and women.
I truly don’t get it, but people just strut around like the own other countries, and then they get into a lot of trouble, either with the law or with locals.
If you are leaving the country, check the state department website, do your research, and don’t just go off with strangers.
You don’t have to tell me twice. These reports are all the confirmation I need to never consider traveling to Colombia. It’s also helpful to look at Travel advisories as they tell you how safe the place your traveling is. https://travelmaps.state.gov/TSGMap/ . This is so sad.
If you don’t have friends from a place don’t go. Period. Going to random places alone is dangerous period.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Rest easy passport bros
Those men don’t care they give away bank accounts to those women for piece cat 🐱
Passport bros!🙏🏼🤷♀️🤦🏽♀️
If you have courage, all you have to do is go talk to them in person and you can avoid all the dating apps. All the girls I met on the street by Cold approaching. I f***** 80% of them. That’s why we come to Colombia gentleman.
I traveled to Bogota and Cartagena last year and I didn’t stay in any of those seedy areas
I don’t know in other latam countries, but here in Colombia we don’t have a hook up culture, so the people you find that are open to meet and date complete strangers are probably not looking for something good, 90% of the time I would not trust the intention of those people, even if there are some people open to casual dating, but almost every one meet those dates through common friends, at the University, or some kind of activity groups. Plus, if you come with the passport bro mentality and attitude, 99% of the people who is going to approach you is either very dangerous for your life or just looking to get some money out of you and then moving on to the next one, and the other 1% would stop talking to you as soon as they notice the “passport bro” attitude.
American men… Let’s be realistic. Mostly those death were men.
Idc because men don’t have empathy for women so why should we care.
Its older guys traveling to a country to sexploit poor young girls & they end up dead.
Dating apps are poison
Went to Colombia in March with a large group of friends, most of us single. Every Colombian we met on Tinder, Bumble was a prostitute…… No joke. We didn’t find one single local who was normal
passport bros.
Seriously you don’t get these Asia or south east Asia. Columbia and South America is just way more dangerous