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‘A cruel and senseless crime’: Orange County [CA] man killed after Tinder date in Colombia
ktla ^ | Cameron Kiszla

Posted on 11/15/2022 11:45:38 AM PST by BenLurkin

Paul Nguyen, 27, died Thursday in Medellín in what his sister, Amy Nguyen, described as “a cruel and senseless crime” in a GoFundMe created to help the family bring Paul’s body home.

According to a report in Peruvian newspaper El Comercio, Nguyen had met a woman on the dating app Tinder and joined her at a nightclub.

He then went missing, Amy Nguyen said, and “just a few hours later,” his body was found next to some garbage receptacles, El Comercio reported.

On Reddit, Amy Nguyen said the family believes “that he was going out with this girl and was lured into getting robbed after they got into the car together.”

“His card was used at a pharmacy, however according to the cashier the guy was not Asian,” she added.

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TOPICS: Travel
KEYWORDS: columbia; tinder
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1 posted on 11/15/2022 11:45:38 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Certainly a real tragedy, but who lives in Southern California but flies to Columbia for some strange, there wasn’t any hookers in California.


2 posted on 11/15/2022 11:47:07 AM PST by srmanuel (I)
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To: BenLurkin

Home of Pablo Escobar(former) and wild hippos…


3 posted on 11/15/2022 11:48:25 AM PST by EEGator
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To: BenLurkin

A foreigner at a Tinder date at a nightclub in Medellin.

What could go wrong?


4 posted on 11/15/2022 11:48:30 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Fake News. Might be true; but it’s designed to distort, mislead, brainwash and BS sheeple. )
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To: srmanuel

He was probably there on business and looked for a bit of after-work excitement.

I remember my very first business trip to Brazil back in 1976. I met a pretty girl on the street and we went into a bar. Within minutes she put her hand on my crotch and asked “want to go to my place?” I was smart enough to know I could wind up like Mr. Nguyen and I got out of there real quickly. I was a couple years younger than poor Mr. Nguyen, but figured out the score pretty quickly.


5 posted on 11/15/2022 11:50:49 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (If you're not part of the solution, you're just scumming up the bottom of the beaker!)
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To: BenLurkin
According to a report in Peruvian newspaper El Comercio, Nguyen had met a woman on the dating app Tinder and joined her at a nightclub.

A couple of months ago I watched a video created by a guy in Columbia where he warned people that Colombian girls do not "tinder". He said there is a well known scam in place to roll foreign men who stupidly think they can just pick up Columbian girls for sex.

He said casual sex or "hookups" are absolutely not done in Columbia, and anyone contacting you by tinder is most likely grooming you for a robbery.

He said Columbia is rife with these sort of robberies and only foreign men are foolish enough to get caught in this scam.

6 posted on 11/15/2022 11:51:38 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Responsibility2nd

Note to self...


7 posted on 11/15/2022 11:52:29 AM PST by Tommy Revolts
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To: rrrod

Medellin news.


8 posted on 11/15/2022 11:54:05 AM PST by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: EEGator

Still lots of hippos there. Last trip was 3 years ago. They are causing lots of problems.


9 posted on 11/15/2022 11:55:48 AM PST by rrrod (6)
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To: BenLurkin

Colombia in general, but Bogota especially is famous for thieves using the drug scopolamine to turn you into a zombie and rob ya. Women target men who might have money and put the powder in drinks or food.


10 posted on 11/15/2022 11:57:44 AM PST by Theoria
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I recall reading an article within the last year about them being an issue.

Number one animal for human deaths in Africa I think.


11 posted on 11/15/2022 11:58:02 AM PST by EEGator
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To: BenLurkin
Well, at least it wasn't Grindr. That would be really embarrassing.
12 posted on 11/15/2022 12:01:50 PM PST by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: BenLurkin

Tinder date in Colombia

i think i see the problem...


13 posted on 11/15/2022 12:10:59 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: EEGator

I’ve spent several years traveling and living part time in Colombia and been on some of the main rivers but never saw a hippo. Great place to visit.


14 posted on 11/15/2022 12:23:15 PM PST by rrrod (6)
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To: BenLurkin

It’s lamentable...but sister of victim says the killer chose money and greed over her brothers life....sad....on the other hand....what was her brother doing, choosing to get in a car, in a foreign country, with a women he doesn’t know... Proverbs 7: vs. 6-23...sums it up...age old problem, ladies and gentlemen...


15 posted on 11/15/2022 12:37:19 PM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Option 1: “a Tinder date at a nightclub in Medellin.”
Option 2: a co-worker date at a restaurant in the neighborhood.
What is the better option? Let’s see. Hmm. Option 2 might be better.


16 posted on 11/15/2022 1:54:02 PM PST by Falconspeed ("Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson.)
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To: rrrod
Still lots of hippos there. Last trip was 3 years ago. They are causing lots of problems.

Especially when they want an Egg McMuffin, but the Mickey D's is only serving lunch now. Then they will tear the place up!

Oh, wrong type of hippo...

17 posted on 11/15/2022 3:56:52 PM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: 17th Miss Regt

LOL!!!!!


18 posted on 11/15/2022 5:06:16 PM PST by rrrod (6)
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To: EEGator

The last time I read up on Colombia’s hippos, there was talk that the government realized they’re about at a population tipping point, after which they will be almost impossible to remove. However, there is a movement to have them granted “personhood” rights that is preventing action. And now, with the economic downturn and the new government’s other issues, I think the hippos are there for keeps.

They love Colombia: plenty of room, nice climate, no natural predators to speak of. They reproduce more quickly than in Africa.


19 posted on 11/15/2022 6:00:05 PM PST by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: Tax-chick

Thanks for the detailed response.


20 posted on 11/15/2022 6:11:39 PM PST by EEGator
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