A woman tricked dozens of men into going on a mass Tinder date, and it's honestly the scam of the year

Dozens of men arrived at Union Square in New York City this past weekend in order to go on a Tinder date with a girl named Natasha.However, their plans quickly took a turn when Natasha herself stood up on stage and announced that she wanted all the men to participate in a live Tinder competition. Nicholas, one of Natasha's Tinder matches, told Gothamist that while most men chose not to participate, there were some who followed her demands and even subjected themselves to, 'a live swipe line.'On Sunday afternoon, dozens of men showed up to Union Square in New York City, all under the impression that they were going on a date with a girl named Natasha that they met on Tinder. But Natasha had other plans in mind. According to a Twitter thread created by user @bvdhai, Natasha tricked all the men into meeting her at Union Square. She set up a stage and soundsystem, and revealed she wanted her suitors to participate in a live Tinder competition. She gets the mic and is like thanks for coming out I bet you're all wondering what this is about and I'm like yeah what the fuck is this about' '''' (@bvdhai) August 19, 2018Then she says I've invited you all here for a chance to go on a date with me and proceeds to give a hunger games speech about what its gonna take to date her' '''' (@bvdhai) August 19, 2018Suddenly everything started to click, and the men began to realize that they all received the same messages from Natasha and were tricked into showing up for her 'competition.' Needless to say, the men were pretty pissed. The scene pic.twitter.com/U0ROAWKDQc' '''' (@bvdhai) August 19, 2018However, despite being completely played by Natasha some of the men chose to stay and actually participate. One of the duped dates, Nicholas, told Gothamist that Natasha had the men do push ups and run.'She did a live swipe line, right and left,' Nicholas told Gothamist. While a stunt like this doesn't make for a great first impression, some gave Natasha props for pulling such a bold move.At that point I am genuinely amazed at the fallopian fortitude this girl possesses. This is top 10 greatest finesse of all time. Dudes actually stayed and played.' '''' (@bvdhai) August 19, 2018You have to admit, it's kind of impressive.All Hail Natasha, Queen Of NYC https://t.co/mOdtdQNjFQ' Christopher Robbins (@ChristRobbins) August 20, 2018don't u DARE talk to me about ANYthing other than the union square tinder grifter today https://t.co/TjOeBQeBlp' Rebecca Jennings (@rebexxxxa) August 20, 2018One person even pointed out that Natasha would have had to fill out a permit and rent all the equipment just to make this possible. If that doesn't scream dedication I don't know what does. but like.. they took out a permit for this ''' rented all this stuff, got a staff- lord '''' yohanna (@emelindabaez) August 20, 2018While New York City is no stranger to scammers, this may go down as one of the greatest dating scams of the century. For more great stories, head to INSIDER's homepage.Join the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: I woke up at 4:30 a.m. for a week like a Navy SEAL
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