Five men who stole more than £100,000 by using dating apps such as Grindr to lure their victims to a location before attacking and robbing them have been jailed. The gang planned, conspired and committed robberies across Golden Hillock Park in south Birmingham and in Derby city centre across 10 months between between 2023 and 2024.

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Masked armed robbery gang who used Grindr to trap victims before violently assaulting them steal over £100k

The group lured men into meeting before attacking them and stealing their belongings, police say.

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Armed gang who used Grindr to rob Birmingham and Derby victims jailed

In some cases, their victims were held for hours as they were forced to hand over their bank details and agree to large transactions

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Gang who used Grindr to violently rob victims jailed

Five men have been jailed for a collective 80 years after a 10-month spree which saw them prey on victims through apps like Grindr before holding them hostage and robbing their money and belongings

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Grindr thieves steal £100k from victims who think they're meeting a match

Over the course of 10 months, the group conspired, planned and committed robberies across Birmingham resulting in the theft of more than £100,000.

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Group of robbers who used dating apps to lure victims jailed

Phua Shewn Ying, 43, was also fined $170,000.

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The five men, all in their early 20s, would hold on to their victims for hours while using their phones to transfer large sums of money out of their bank accounts.

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Gang that used Grindr to lure victims then rob them is jailed

Five men were jailed for almost 80 years for a campaign of robberies committed within Birmingham and Derby

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A gang that used dating apps such as Grindr to lure in victims and rob them has been jailed.The five men, all in their early 20s, were handed sentences between 12 and 17 years at Birmingham Crown Court.Demalji Hadza, Abubaker Alezawy, Ali Hassan, Wasim Omar and Mohammed Sharif planned, conspired and stole over £100,000 from their victims in operations across Golden Hillock Park in south Birmingham and in Derby city centre between 2023 and 2024.T…

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Vile gang used dating app Grindr to lure in victims then rob them

Over the course of 10 months, the group conspired, planned and committed robberies resulting in the theft of more than £100k

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Five men jailed for spate of violent robberies, using dating apps to lure victims

Five men jailed for spate of violent robberies, using dating apps to lure victims

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