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bmorehalfazn t1_iyezt77 wrote

ELI5, please… how are people getting robbed with this scheme? Are they registering as drivers in the apps, accepting a ride, and then robbing the person they picked up, or is it something an alert ride sharing customer could sniff out easily?

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PunctiliousCasuist t1_iyf9dib wrote

I don’t think there’s any certain info about how this works, but since Uber accounts are linked to the driver’s personal ID, I don’t imagine there are many drivers willing to go on a crime spree where their identity is known.

That being said, the most likely explanation is a driver getting their phone stolen, or getting their login info stolen. In that case, you’d be able to detect that something was “off” if the car or license plate don’t match the app info.

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