A woman has revealed how she was scammed by her ‘broke’ Hinge date after a romantic dinner overlooking Sydney Harbour.
Jas, who is in her 30s and lives in Sydney, revealed in a now-viral Tiktok that she matched with an unnamed British man on the popular dating app.
But after deciding to order takeaway for their first date, her suitor swiftly unmatched her and left her with the bill for dinner.
‘I’m pretty sure I just got conned by this British guy on our first date,’ she explained.
‘So the date was at a park, and it has this beautiful view of Sydney Harbour.
‘And he suggested that we should order food and get it delivered to the park.
‘So here I was thinking that’s wholesome.
‘And he whips out his phone brings up UberEats and says that I can pick whatever cuisine and he’ll pick what’s on the menu.
Jas, who is in her 30s and lives in Sydney, revealed in a now-viral Tiktok that she matched with an unnamed British man on the popular dating app
‘We pick food, create the order, and then he goes to pay.
‘But because I’m polite with my peripheral vision, I can see that an error message keeps popping up.
‘And it said “payment options not available at the time” I didn’t know what it meant, but now I’ve Googled it and it actually means that the payment method is invalid, unavailable or has not been set up.
‘So on the day I was like, “Hey, is everything okay? I’m happy to pay for it”. And he was like, “This is just so strange. I don’t know why this is happening. I definitely have money. I wouldn’t go on a date without any money”.
After deciding to order takeaway for their first date, her date swiftly unmatched her and leaving her with the bill for dinner
‘And I was like, “No like, it’s fine. You know, I’ve got it. I’ll pay for it”.
‘And he was like, “I’ve got the next one. I’ve got the next one”.
‘So I put the order through, the food gets delivered to the park. And then as soon as he’s finished eating, he gets up abruptly and is like, “I need to go home. I need to wake up early and I need to leave right now”.
‘And I was like, “Okay, no worries”.
‘And then we’re about to part ways. And I was like, “Hey, let me know when you get home.” And he was like, “Yeah, you too”.
‘So I walk home. 10 minutes later, I open up hinge and he’s unmatched me.’
Many were shocked by the revelations, with some saying they had a similar experience
Many were shocked by the revelations, with some saying they had a similar experience
‘Another girl had a similar experience with a British guy called Alfie living in North Bondi,’ said one.
Other commented their shock at the story.
‘I would’ve pretended I was having the same payment issues, blamed the app, called it a night,’ said one.
‘Why do people do this. a frozen lasagna is $2.50 at aldi unbelievable,’ added another.
‘Omg… are these the men that’s out there dating? It’s sad and scary,’ said one.
