A WOMAN claims she was talked into paying for a holiday to Spain as first date by a Hinge "swindler" - who then "ghosted" her. Claudia Harris, 29, says she typically avoided dating apps but was persuaded to join by a friend, and she matched with the "first person she came across" in May last year. 8 Claudia Harris, 29, says she typically avoided dating apps Credit: Kennedy News and Media 8 Claudia, from Hertfordshire, booked a three-day trip to Malaga as a first date Credit: Kennedy News and Media 8 She says the soldier was the "first person she came across" while using the app Credit: Kennedy News and Media After experiencing instant fireworks and chatting all day and night, Claudia, from Harpenden, Hertfordshire, agreed to book a three-day trip to Malaga , Spain, as a first date with the soldier.
But she claims she was left £400 out of pocket and "really noticed the red flags" when the pair were going to the airport for their return trip - on a day where they "barely spoke". Claudia says she arrived the night before her date landed, so she covered the up-front £800 cost for the hotel, which he allegedly agreed to pay her back for. Photos show the pair enjoying trips to the beach and even getting tattoos together, despite having only just met.
But the fashion PR claims she realised she had been scammed after the weekend away, when her date " ghosted " her messages asking for the £400 to cover his share of the accommodation costs. Claudia was left "really upset" because sh.
