{"id":56044,"date":"2016-07-11T13:18:30","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T17:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=56044"},"modified":"2016-07-11T13:21:47","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T17:21:47","slug":"beware-parents-robbers-reportedly-used-pokemon-go-to-lure-victims-to-a-remote-area-then-rob-them-at-gunpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2016\/07\/11\/beware-parents-robbers-reportedly-used-pokemon-go-to-lure-victims-to-a-remote-area-then-rob-them-at-gunpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware parents!!! Robbers reportedly used Pokemon Go to lure victims to a remote area & then rob them at gunpoint"},"content":{"rendered":"

Augmented reality gets sinister as Pokemon Go leads players to a real-life dead body and armed robbers<\/a> <\/strong>– – from quartz.com by Olivia Goldhill<\/p>\n

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Augmented reality game Pokemon Go has inadvertently led users down disturbing paths less than a week after its launch.<\/p>\n

On July 8, a teenager in Wyoming was hunting for a Pokemon on a riverbank, but discovered a man\u2019s corpse instead. Police have said the death \u201cappears to be accidental\u201d and the teenager, 19-year-old Shayla Wiggens, told CNN that she\u2019ll continue to hunt for water Pokemon.<\/p>\n

Two days later, on July 10, robbers reportedly used Pokemon Go to lure victims to a remote area and rob them at gunpoint.<\/p>\n

Police in O\u2019Fallon, Missouri, responded to a report of an armed robbery at 2am, according to an update on the police department\u2019s Facebook page. Having found the suspects and their handgun, the police linked the suspects to a series of earlier robberies which they believe all used Pokemon Go to lure players into their trap.<\/p>\n

The smartphone game, which lets players hunt for virtual items in the real world, allows players to meet up and form teams.<\/p>\n

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\nA somewhat-related posting:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n