BSO: 2 men scammed UberEats out of more than $1 million (www.cbsnews.com)
from L4s@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 26 Aug 2023 14:00
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BSO: 2 men scammed UberEats out of more than $1 million::Broward Sheriff’s Office stated that the men created several fake accounts by using phony and stolen names.

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autotldr@lemmings.world on 26 Aug 2023 14:00 next collapse

This is the best summary I could come up with:

FORT LAUDERDALE — Two men were arrested this week for allegedly scamming UberEats out of more than $1 million in deliveries, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

BSO stated in a Friday press release that following a nearly eight-month investigation, detectives with the Strategic Investigations Division obtained arrest warrants for Trayon Morgan of Lauderhill, 21, and Roy Blackwood of Sunrise, 38, and both were charged with organized scheme to defraud and grand theft.

According to BSO, the fraud started in January 2022 and took place mainly in Broward and Palm Beach Counties.

The release stated that Morgan used UberEats and would act as the customer and courier by placing orders for pickup under a fake name before accepting them as the delivery person.

On Jan. 24, detectives conducted a surveillance operation and saw Morgan and Blackwood travel to 27 different Walgreens, frauding locations that totaled up a $5,013.28 loss for Uber that day.

According to BSO, Morgan created several fake accounts to keep the fraud going, often using stolen and fabricated identities of other Uber drivers by using their license information and altering them with his own photo.

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Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee on 26 Aug 2023 14:58 next collapse

From what I can gather:

  • Scammer A would put in a massive grocery order, up to $700
  • Scammer B would immediately accept the order
  • Uber would authorize a credit card to Scammer B for $700 to purchase the order items
  • Scammer A would cancel the order
  • Scammer B would buy a $700 gift card before Uber canceled the credit card
  • They kept going using fake and stolen accounts until they got caught
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org on 26 Aug 2023 15:10 collapse

Good scam. I wouldn’t have thought of this.

whats_a_refoogee@sh.itjust.works on 26 Aug 2023 22:59 collapse

Not a very good scam when getting caught is pretty much inevitable.

phoneymouse@lemmy.world on 27 Aug 2023 06:25 next collapse

Probably could’ve gotten away with it if they only did it rarely, but it sounds like they just went crazy with it.

Default_Defect@midwest.social on 27 Aug 2023 10:29 next collapse

Can I pay my bail with Long John Silvers gift cards?

[deleted] on 29 Aug 2023 00:58 collapse

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lemann@lemmy.one on 26 Aug 2023 15:04 collapse

Not sure how to feel about this one. It’s a shitty crime, but the victim is Uber who themselves don’t really respect their rideshare drivers 🤷‍♂️

I wonder how things like this affect in-app prices for customers though… raising them would be a bigger payout for the scammers, lowering them could result in a loss when customers place normal orders on there

Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee on 26 Aug 2023 15:15 collapse

They used stolen IDs to make the fake account, so real people were affected.

ilikekeyboards@lemmy.world on 26 Aug 2023 22:09 collapse

They get their money back

whats_a_refoogee@sh.itjust.works on 26 Aug 2023 23:00 collapse

Because dealing with identity theft and credit fraud in your name is super easy, barely an inconvenience.