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A Brisbane man has suffered through a terrifying ordeal after being kidnapped and robbed when he agreed to meet up with a woman he met on social media.

For the past month, the 27-year-old victim had been communicating with the woman via social media when he agreed to meet her at an address on Hakea St, Crestmead at 11am on Tuesday.

The man arrived at the residence and spoke with the woman before allegedly consuming an unknown substance that caused him to pass out.

When he woke up he was confronted by two men who threatened him with a knife and demanded he hand over his credit card.

It is alleged he was then forced by the two men and the woman to sign over the ownership of his BMW.

Following this, the man was then shoved into a car and driven to an ATM at Woodridge where he was made to withdraw money from his bank account.

The trio released him after he handed over the cash.

The victim immediately called triple-0 and police attended the scene. He did not sustain any serious injuries as a result of the attack.

Three people were arrested a short time later and taken into custody.

A 21-year-old Beenleigh woman, a 32-year-old Beenleigh man and a 32-year-old Crestmead man have been charged with a number of offences including kidnapping for ransom, armed robbery, extortion and stealing a vehicle.

The woman was also charged with drug offences.

All three are due to appear in Beenleigh Magistrates Court today.