BOGOTA: Incidents of youngsters getting killed after visiting their dating app love interest are increasing all across the world. The recent such happenings are from Colombia. The US Embassy has issued a warning to US citizens who have arrived in Colombia. Eight US citizens have been found dead under mysterious circumstances in Colombia in two months.

US citizens mostly visit Medellin, Cartagena and Bogota in Colombia are lured by dating apps and end up getting killed by cartel gangs. According to the embassy, the US citizens after agreeing to a meet-up will have to end up in a lodge with their partner and will be introduced to drugs. These citizens will be later robbed and killed mercilessly by female gangs.

Citizens are summoned to bars and hotels in Colombia. Dating apps like Tinder are being misused for this purpose. Statistics show that Colombia has seen a 200 per cent increase in violence against foreign nationals in the last months of 2023.