As summer travel approaches, officials have issued security alerts to Americans using dating apps in certain areas of Mexico, warning travelers to be cautious as app-related kidnapping cases increase.

The U.S. Embassy and Consul in Mexico shared security alerts in Mexico on Monday after “several reports that in recent months, victims encountered individuals on dating apps have kidnapped U.S. citizens.”

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"If you choose to use it, please have an extra high alert. Be extra careful where you meet with this person. Make sure it is in a public area. Make sure it is a field where you want to have cell phone services. Make sure you are just paying attention to yourself, be careful with your awareness. Be careful, be careful and let people know where you are,"

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McDonald's added that these dating apps are the latest trickery criminals are using.

"Apps are the next level where criminals will be able to take action in evil activities. You just need to pay attention," McDonald's said.

He continued: "We can't do anything about these apps or getting rid of these apps from kids' phones or people's phones. People just need to know where they are, what they do, and be ready to deal with bad situations and figure out how to figure out how it can get out of the situation at the front end."

The alert was issued for the Puerto Valatta and Nuevo Nayarit areas.

"Sometimes victims and their families in the United States are extorted a lot of money to ensure their release," the embassy said.

"Please note that this violence is not limited to one geographical area," the embassy said.

The embassy added that travelers should exercise caution when meeting strangers, encourage meetings in public places and avoid isolated locations such as “residential or hotel rooms, where crime is most likely to occur.”

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McDonald's said nothing about the alarm surprised him.

"It's just the next iteration of things we need to worry about when we travel, whether it's with family, our students on spring break, all of these types of things. In short, it seems there's always a next level that we have to pay attention to."

Embassy officials did not specifically name which dating apps were involved in the alert.

McDonald's advises anyone to travel abroad or even go to new places in the United States to "do some research before traveling" and know what the surrounding area of ​​your residence is like. ”

"You need to be careful about your surroundings," McDonald said. "You need to do it with your people at the U.S. Embassy's phone number or consulate." Not only do you keep the copy at home, but you also carry the extra copy with you." ”

Travelers also need to make sure they are communicating with their families and let them know where they are going and what to do while on vacation on those trips, McDonald's added.

“Just give people some information so that if God forbids you something, or you find yourself in a bad state, then outside or back home might help you.”

McDonald's said these situations are even more troublesome, as travelers are on vacation, especially after being kidnapped, and may not be able to access Wi-Fi.

MacDonald reiterated: “Depending on your phone plan, you may not have any Wi-Fi from one of these areas or in one of the resorts.

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Although McDonald's does not encourage travel to areas outside the country, he said it is just to pay attention to the surrounding environment and communicate with his loved ones.

"Again, enjoy the area. Enjoy the place there. As long as you leave yourself in a safe area and observe what you are doing, provide information to your loved ones and friends, and make sure you are in a safe place, provide information to your loved ones and friends without enjoying yourself in a harm way, it's safe."

McDonald's said what he saw in his experience was that kidnapping turned into blackmail.

He explained: "Many issues are also trying to blackmail, taking pictures or calling you, calling your parents or grandparents, asking them to redeem. There are a lot of different scams out there, and if you don't know where you are, and where you're around, you can easily find yourself involved."

The U.S. Consulate said it reminds U.S. citizens that Jalisco was listed as “level 3” in the State Department’s travel consultation for Mexico, meaning “reconsideration of travel” due to crime and kidnapping. The agency added that although Jalisco was classified as a higher threat, Nayarit was classified as "level 2", meaning "exercise" increased caution due to crime.

Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom are other countries that currently have State Department Level 2 consultations.

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The State Council said Comment Travel Inquiry Alarms will be updated regularly “when any time conditions change substantially”.

"The State Department has no higher priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens," a State Department spokesman told Fox News Digital.

“We take our commitment seriously and provide our citizens with clear and reliable information about every destination in the world so that they can make informed travel decisions. We provide this information to American citizens so that they can be aware of their surroundings and take the necessary precautions.”

The department added that Level 1 and Level 2 consultations are reviewed every 12 months, while Level 3 and Level 4 are reviewed at least every six months.

The department also said the security alert from the embassy reminds you to “adjust be cautious when using dating apps.”

McDonald's said that while he feels that travelers need not overemphasize warning levels and semantics, it is crucial to conduct research before traveling and reading the State Department's evaluation of the region.

"If you're a little worried and you've done research on the area and are checking what the State Department is saying, they say 'Exercise caution', that'll say to me, 'Hey, maybe you want to postpone your trip to the area," McDonald said. "It means the area is radar, what's going on is happening there, or there's a possibility that more things will happen."

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McDonald's added that travelers have many safe places to escape, and it's just a matter of preparation.

“When we choose our vacation time, we need to choose wisely, and when there is a consultation like this, we need to realize that you don’t want to put yourself in areas that may add to the trouble right now,” McDonald said.

“It’s a sense of situations, knowledge of your area, some assignments on the front end, and you want you to have a very safe and enjoyable vacation.”