Tyra Banks stages a hidden-camera dating scenario where an actor uses charm and manipulation to get a woman to leave with him, including spiking her drink. Security expert Robert Siciliano then explains concrete protections: keep personal details vague, meet in public places, guard your drink, and never leave with someone you just met.
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We're going undercover to find out why women make dangerous choices.
I got a car if you want to ride.
Yeah, sure.
Single women more vulnerable than ever.
I do not get drinks from people just for this very reason. Dating dangerously. What made you get in that car? I think he was gorgeous. Handsome men don't kill people. I just didn't think that it was that big of a deal. Do you have a death wish?
An all-new Tyra starts now.
Recently, the New York Post published a series of articles about women dying while out on the bar scene. In each case, the women's night had started out pretty innocently. They were hanging out with their friends, having fun, maybe meeting a cute, nice guy. But a few drinks and a few poor decisions cost them their lives. I want you to look at these two beautiful women. This is Jennifer Moore. And they were both tragically killed during a night on the town. Look again, because either one of them could have been you. And when I heard about this, I knew that we had to go undercover to figure out how this could happen and how women can make better choices to save their lives. Open any newspaper and you can find a story about a girl that's been kidnapped, raped, or even killed because they trusted a stranger instead of their instinct. The Tyra Show undercover series has exposed unsuspecting girls to the harsh realities of modeling scams. Put your clothes on, sweetie. And the casting couch.
How bad you want this role?
Recent headlines in New York City reveal the fate of party girls. They go out to have a good time and end up dead because of the choices they've made. So today we're going undercover in the world of dating. We want to see how these single party girls react when a charming stranger approaches them at a bar. We headed to the hottest spot for singles in New York City, Local West. We equipped the restaurant with several hidden cameras on TVs, in corners, pretty much any place you can think of. We hired actors to pose as single guys looking to hook up. Each actor is going to be wearing an earpiece that allows them to hear me while I'm in the control room. If you can hear me really well, scratch the top of your head. So you hear me really well, good. I will tell them all what to say in order to get the girl to drop her defenses. What you're about to see will make you think twice and could ultimately save your life. How many girls have to die before women come to their senses? Going out for a night on the town can be deadly for women who don't know how to make smart decisions. Aston had already made very dangerous decisions, but would she continue to make ones that could cost her her life? Our actor Jabari now has all the information he needs.
I'm an info.
And it looks like he's gonna have no problem coercing Aston to his car.
You know that I'm attracted to you, you know how I feel about you. How soon would you consider being freaky with somebody like me? Um, it depends.
I'm not gonna say I haven't had some one-night stands Because I have.
See, I would never judge you for that though.
I would never judge you for that though. I would never judge you for that because I mean, only God can judge us, you know what I mean?
Go to the party, get her to the party.
Well, listen, I know a couple lawyers who are partying tonight actually, so I'm like, this would commemorate like the end of the summer or whatever. It's over at the Trump Towers. Have you ever been over there?
No, I haven't had an opportunity to go there yet.
You got penthouse rooftop or whatever over there. It's pretty nice.
Sounds like fun.
You ready? All right, that's what's up, mama. All right, that's what's up. Let's go.
You okay? Yeah, go ahead.
Aston has made a critical error in judgment. All it took was some charm and good looks and she left the bar with a total stranger. Oh my God! It is Tyra Banks.
Oh my God, how are you?
Hello, pretty girl. Get out of this car. You have no idea why I'm here, do you?
I have no idea why. Oh my goodness.
I am here because beautiful girls like you that are getting kidnapped and that are getting murdered, getting raped. And what we did is we have Jabari, who is a real lawyer, but he was acting tonight.
Oh, wow, you did a good job.
Except for the beautiful part, that was real.
Oh, thank you.
But there were a lot of mistakes There were mistakes that you made today, and there were mistakes that could put your life in jeopardy. One of the first things he said, "Are you 21?" So what did you do?
I showed him my license.
And what is on a license?
Your address.
Yes.
Where you live.
There you go. Then he says, "Where do you work?" And you said, "Bitch." And then he said, "Which one?" Bitch. There you go. And then what time do you get off? Tomorrow. So he knew exactly where you work and what time you get off, means he can follow you home and do whatever he wants to you. The other thing is he knocked over your drink.
Boom.
He went to the bar, got you another drink.
He could have put something in my drink.
He did. He put drugs in it.
Put a little sugar in there.
So those are the mistakes that you made.
Mm-hmm. Okay?
Have we made those mistakes in the past? Um, yeah.
Yeah.
Also joining us today in our audience is personal security expert expert and author of The Safety Minute 01: How to Be Safe in the Streets, at Home, and Abroad so You Can Save Your Life. Robert Siciliano.
Hello. Is that 01 or minute?
That's probably supposed to be minute, huh?
It's about taking a minute for safety. It's about consciously realizing that these things really do happen.
Yeah. How do—
how does a woman date and get the guy and be safe?
Like, not run out of the bar, but get the number, do, you know, how does she do that?
Well, you said it best. Be coy, you know, just don't give it up. You know, play, uh, flirt, but don't give out all your personal information. Get his phone number, you know, get to know him a little bit better. Maybe, uh, get a, an email address like a Yahoo or Gmail address that is nondescript, it doesn't have your name. So if things go wrong, if the vibe isn't right, you know, you just, just cut off the communications and meet him in a populated area. Not under the influence of alcohol, because we, you know, aren't really thinking straight when we're imbibing alcohol.
Thank you guys so much. Still to come, things aren't always what they appear.
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