Trainers make morningafter pill kits and condoms for “students” to refer to
Unknowingly, at least four young women from São Paulo say they became “guinea pigs” for two foreign coaches at a party that served as a practical class for a course that teaches men how to win over women.
The event took place at a mansion in Morumbi, in São Paulo’s South Zone, and was promoted by Mike Pickupalpha and David Bond of the Millionaire Social Circle website. Mike has appeared on YouTube channels and filmed women with hidden cameras in several countries. “David Bond” is Steven Mapel and claims to be an online dating expert and digital content producer.
In an interview on Tuesday evening (14), Mike was asked several times g1 if women knew that they are guinea pigs on a conquest course. He didn’t answer directly. Instead, he pointed out that it was an event where there were adults “who voluntarily chose to be there.”
The course, which is offered to foreigners from multiple countries, costs from US$12,000 (R$63,046) in exchange for advice on achieving success and a twoweek trip to a specific country. In addition to Brazil, there were editions in Costa Rica (February 2022), Colombia (July 2022) and the Philippines (August 2022). The next stage will take place in Thailand in August. The sixcountry package, dubbed World Tour, costs $50,000 (R$262,695), according to the group’s website.
“Join David and Mike to explore and meet Brazilian women around the world who are known for being fun, curvy and passionate,” reads the announcement for the trip to Brazil.
In a video, the duo show off the kit they want to carry in their luggage: the morningafter pill, used to avoid pregnancy during sex without a condom, condoms and perfumes with pheromones which are said to secrete substances to attract attention to excite women. In a video, Mike called the following pills “Plan B.”
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Four women came forward g1 who did not know that they would be part of a practical advanced course. Two came to the party from invitations on social media and two from meeting classmates on Tinder, a dating app.
One filed an electronic report with the Civil Police To that they were filmed without permission and could be used in the course. All said they didn’t know that the foreign men were part of the “classes”. The women asked that their identities be kept secret.
It was this aspect the fact that the women were unaware they were guinea pigs that led to reports surfacing on social media in recent weeks.
3rd Circuit District Court Attorney and Retired Judge Cecilia Mello listened g1stated that the behavior could be viewed as human trafficking and abetting of prostitution (read below).
The woman who reported the incident said she had seen published videos in which she appeared with the students in the “Mentoring” benefit. That’s what prompted her to come forward. She said she met a guy on Tinder and was invited to dinner with his “friends.”
“We went out a few times until he invited me to dinner, which he told me would be with her friends. it was normal [o jantar] and we talked about quiet topics, also because I wanted to practice my English. They were filming all the time and I tried to avoid it because I don’t like being filmed,” he recalls.
In the following days, the Brazilian was invited by the man to the party at the villa.
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“There were a lot of women at the party and not everyone spoke English. There were employees, DJ, waiters. One of the women told me it was because of an advert and then I thought it was strange because she said they also paid for the transportation. I thought it would be something more low key.”
The other woman also met a man through Tinder.
She said she “matched” with an American and was invited to dinner. The boy said he was part of a business group and invited her on a first date. There, he said, other women were with his “friends.” She didn’t know, but they were other students on the course.
“I met other Brazilian girls there and I even liked it because I don’t speak English very well. It was a very fancy restaurant, even over the top. The guy I dated treated me like normal from the start and made a connection. There were people from different countries. I didn’t feel uncomfortable at the time.”
The date was before the party. Days later, she received an invitation to enter personal information and become part of the event listing.
“I didn’t stay until the end of the party. I interacted more with the girls I met at dinner, but I met a minor who said she knew people in the organization. He said he’ll be 18 soon, but he was at an allyoucaneat party. I haven’t seen her make out with anyone, but she said she felt uncomfortable when she saw a couple having sex in one of the rooms.”
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What you need to know:
- Two US trainers sold courses ranging from $4,000 to $50,000;
- Foreign “students” used their techniques to learn how to deal with women;
- Little did the women know that they were part of the practical class of the course
- Groups traveled to countries including Costa Rica, Colombia, the Philippines and most recently Brazil in February; “Students” in São Paulo met women through apps and called others through social networks;
- The tour buses threw a party in São Paulo’s South Zone with food, unlimited drinks and transportation; The case resonated after some women found out men were taking a course
- At least two have reported the case to police, claiming they were filmed without permission; Material they collect is used in groups and for the public;
- Her next show will be in Thailand
- belonging to a lawyer g1 suggests sexual tourism and grooming.
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What the quotes say
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Mike Pickupalpha from the Millionaire Social Circle website spoke to them g1 on Tuesday evening (14). Asked more than once if he had told the women that the party was a practical lesson in Conquest, he did not reply.
“It was a party organized together with my Brazilian friends. Some brought their own friends. A party with consenting adults who have chosen to be there voluntarily. Food, safety and adequate transportation have been provided.”
When asked about minors at the event, the coach didn’t deny it, but may have said there were security cameras on the premises. “On the application form we said over 18 years and asked security to inspect and inspect everyone.”
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“Fraud lies in covert and lying use”
O g1 contacted the Ministry of Tourism but there was no response until the last update.
The lawyer and judge a. D. of the Federal District Court 3rd district, Cecilia Mello, analyzed the website and the “modus operandi”. Cecília claims Tinder is “a voluntary dating app” and that everyone’s will must prevail.
“The scam consists of the disguised and mendacious use of the app for what will not be a voluntary meeting, but rather relationship ‘training’ for wealthy men in a masculinity affirmation project who are unable to claim their own living affective and loving lives but fully capable of committing crimes aimed at the sexual exploitation of women on Brazilian territory.”
“All of this within a supposed training aimed at achieving numeric, instant results and convincing women to have sex on the first date, with ‘mastering the art of approach’ at each location,” he concludes.
The expert explains that the cases of feigning a voluntary encounter, practicing sexual exploitation and offering benefits can be classified as offenses under Articles 149A and 228 of the Criminal Code.
“The first of human trafficking for the ‘acting, luring, soliciting, transporting, moving, buying, harboring or receiving of a person by serious threat, force, coercion, fraud or abuse’, including for the purpose of sexual exploitation. The penalty is imprisonment from four to eight years and can be increased from onethird to onehalf if the victim is removed from state territory.”
The second encourages prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation “attributable to the perpetrator himself, the recruiter or the intermediary who profits economically from the abuse. The penalty is two to five years and a fine,” he explains.