Internet leads to ambush

YOUNG men are being lured into blind dates with women through
internet chatrooms, only to be kidnapped and robbed at
knifepoint by a gang.

At least four Sydney men have fallen victim to the internet
dating scam in the past week. The gang trawls online dating
sites posing as women and entices the men into face-to-face
meetings in Sydney's west.

When the men - all aged in their early 20s - arrive for the
dates, they are ambushed and kidnapped at knifepoint. They
are robbed and later released.

This is pretty scary. Now do you understand why I totally recommend social
groups. I realize we don't live in Sydney, but who's to say things like this
wouldn't happen around here or anyplace else for that matter. We all have to
be so careful.

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