Greeley man warns of scams targeting Uber drivers

[@rocketboostjump]

Uber drivers get scammed by Uber HQ daily.

[@horacecomegna335]

Yep, Uber steals their tips or the minimum shaves them.😂😂😂

[@SPYSpreads]

😂😂😂😂😂 so true

[@aimlessdrive8723]

delivered for 5 years...missing tips seem suspicious lately. they pay you from the prop 22 they owe you

[@long-time-first-time]

This has been going on for years. And both Uber and Lyft warn drivers frequently about these scams. But some drivers don't pay attention. The best thing to do is to never answer your phone. There's absolutely no good reason for Uber, Lyft, or any passenger to call you. Everything can be done through the app.

[@rs72098]

Another good rule of thumb is to not leave your full name or phone number on your voicemail greeting. This is where they can get you. They can report a lost item and call you through the app, go to your voicemail, and they have your number. Then they call later and pose as Uber support.

[@mw4507]

been driving for uber for years, if Uber calls you and has an american accent, it is not uber. Uber will never call you.

[@ILovePancakes24]

You can't even call Uber unless you're a driver

[@HoratioWalls]

They have slightly updated the scam. They order a ride to a bogus location. When you arrive you can’t locate them, then you call them.

[@joegug4751]

What a great company always looking out for their drivers and treating them fairly

[@moedark4390]

Uber never investigates comp;aints, they just fire that driver. Eventually there will be a class action lawsuit

[@ILovePancakes24]

I'm surprised Uber isn't taking lead on this and saving the company

[@Djgivemepwr]

Uber treats their drivers like disposable trash.

[@rs72098]

Just so you know, they call during the ride under a masked phone number. The driver's phone number is also masked. So don't give out any information including your actual phone number to riders. If you have a vm or vm greeting, make sure you don't mention your last name and don't let your vm repeat back your phone number.

[@itsmeezcornflakes5960]

I just got scammed this weekend! Never give up your card info!

[@jameslopez6806]

This happened to me today is why I’m in the comments, I lost 1083$ from them I’ve made reports to Uber , etc and am taking the proper precautions to get it straightened out!!! Wish me good luck y’all 🤞

[@DiamondDriver1969]

Yep total scam. I heard a guy in California say the same thing. Bay Area

[@NathanTrade_1]

Uber never call you and that’s the red flag. It’s the opposite you have to chase them down.

[@dennishuffstutler9820]

When you're an Uber driver, you have to watch out for Uber more than you have to watch out for scammers. They're the real scam.

[@LivinWithAli]

These comments are ridiculous 🤣 some older people don’t live their lives through their socials and are very trusting of the world around them. If they feel like they’ve done wrong they want to correct it without thinking. Have some grace or shut the hell up 🥴 just be glad it didn’t happen to you.

[@houcks1113]

What number/email did you use to get them actually respond earnestly?

[@idkwhyiam9440]

Why is he answering calls from a number he doesn't know and giving bank info?

[@bluechex7881]

yeah, this is something his generation is ignorant about. They grew up in a honest time.

[@treverhackett]

@@bluechex7881 fr man, nowadays you cant trust anyone anymore

[@westondaniel]

Because he is older and everything used to be handled over the phone in his earlier years. Now people are taking advantage of the older population.

[@HoratioWalls]

It’s not quite that simple. I almost got scammed today.. It would definitely be easier to do on an older person.

[@rs72098]

Yeah this almost happened to me. They sound like actual Uber support specialists. I immediately stopped after they tried to get me to put in their credit card info. It's happened multiple times. They try to get you to cancel the ride first, but now I stall them and keep them on the line until I get the 5 dollar cancellation fee. It really gets them angry. 😂 Whoever ordered the ride is the one that is doing the scam, because that's how they called you. Uber is still allowing this to happen because they don't want to screen and verify all of their riders. It's a really greedy slimy company IMO.

[@Cuevasshorts]

3 months ago I had a guy who asked me to borrow my phone so he can make a call, I already heard of riders doing the then transfer money from the drivers account to their bank, I immediately said NO SORRY! the guy got so upset and started to say that I was mean he needs to make a call blah blah blah, I completed the ride then reported the rider

[@jaxsonhugh9334]

Oh come on!!!!!!!!!! Someone asked to link their personal banking account to their app just screams scam…..I wish people would really think about that stuff…

[@alpark3024]

first of all, Uber does not call you for any reason.

[@westondaniel]

No major company will.

[@mrsmith8737]

1:51 driving for Uber is not really a privilege….

[@wilburfudd]

This ain’t new, it’s been happening for years on DoorDash.

[@CRAPO2011]

Uber doesnt care , they even have migrants with stolen or "rented" accounts driving for them

[@eaguiar1987]

Best advice I can give not just Uber drivers but everyone is this, Be very cautious when receiving calls claiming to be Uber or a bank. NEVER do things the hacker or scammer is telling to do. When they start telling to input numbers or give account numbers RED FLAG. When this is happing, HANG UP, always call the institution directly. This is how I been able to keep my accounts from hacking. I hope this helps people.

[@Flavor88]

You drive for uber. Suddenly when you pull to the pick up spot, the rider cancels. You get a phone call. An Indian accent. Talks to you politely, impersonating uber support. You provide the requested info. You are suspicious that maybe that was a hoax. You call uber support. An Indian accent picks up. Yep, was definitely uber support. You hang up! In the few times I have dealt with uber support, they are completely incompetent or play dumb. They give you scripted answers never answer what was actually requested. It is useless... unless the media gets involved.

[@gasmith7486]

This guy isn’t very smart. He never drives at night for safety? Umm last I checked crime also happens during the day. Also, UBER warns EVERY driver not to give out your information to ANYONE!! Is he not paying attention to the rules?? That’s probably why he got deactivated because he obviously doesn’t pay attention to the Uber terms of service/use. And NO he “didn’t do everything right” he did everything wrong!!

[@ronbostic8602]

bad advise! I have been doing uber 8yrs and this is a old scam. he didn't do his homework. if you get a call on the app who says they are from uber they are not! uber will not contact you like that. So don't hang up on them, start your ride and drive around the block till they cancel the ride while keeping them on the phone as long as possible. last time they tried that with me I made a extra 12.00 dollars from them

[@mofomoco]

All that work to steal 380 bux. Just get a real job and make 10x that in the same time.

[@westondaniel]

No jobs in Nigeria.

[@westondaniel]

I haven’t picked up any phone calls from anyone except my family in years. No company will call you on the phone!

[@shaggydawg5419]

some do but I still don't answer legit calls.

[@rs72098]

They call during the ride as a customer. It's more complicated than that. Uber always masks calls from riders and drivers. So these scammers will try to get your home or cell phone number while talking to you. They can even do this after reporting something is lost in your vehicle. That's why you don't leave your last name on your vm greeting, or let the vm repeat back your phone number. Unfortunately there's lots of people that take advantage of things like this.

[@Pilikoa]

Thanks for the warning and glad he’s helping others with info on what happened. Linking the debit card should have been a red flag. If it were Uber support, they would likely offer a credit but I doubt they even do that for a canceled ride and bogus complaint. Also sounded like the “complaint” was dismissed too easily.

[@onenikkione]

I never answer my phone unless it's a family member verified phone number, everyone else please leave a message and I might get back to you - maybe.

[@westondaniel]

💯

[@aimlessdrive8723]

tell us that you dont have a bf without telling us

[@arfriedman4577]

Send certified letter to CEO and you'll get response.

[@gwrulzmylife]

Happened to my friend too

[@BEATSofDevil]

"i did everything i could take was right" LMAO no you didn't. You literally linked the scammers to your account. And avoided common sense. Uber also does warn that they don't make such calls for such requests

[@Stefanonymous]

Yup

[@jameylane1591]

Leo....call your kids next time and run this by them.

[@realbosstakea]

USE LYFT

[@briankerschke5306]

Why do people mess with this uber crap?

[@BEATSofDevil]

This was complete negligence on the man's part. Uber hard no hand in this. The man would've been easily giving his money away in a multitude of other situations based on his lack of common sense here

[@Obi-Wan_Jkobi]

Uber will never care about any of this. They will always have plenty of drivers lined up so it’ll never matter how many get f’d over / unfairly deactivated / poorly compensated / mistreated.

[@tobiaskozlov5151]

no explanation on how this works?

[@shaggydawg5419]

scammers order a ride then cancel it. Scammers then follow up by calling the driver to complain about some made up story (at this point, driver thinks it is Uber rep who calls him). They then offer the driver to compensate him for the canceled ride by linking a card to the driver's Uber app (again, the driver thinks it is Uber who's going to give him money by linking company card to his app). Instead of giving money, they take/steal money from the driver's Uber app.

[@EdwardJones-i1z]

I have 2 friends here in California complaining about this same scam. Uber office has something to do about this I am sure.

[@gasmith7486]

They have nothing to do with it. If drivers would actually READ the warnings that Uber posts about this stuff they wouldn’t have gotten scammed.

[@badrajaj723]

It's just happened to me 2 hours ago, the problem is I call the police and they come and talk to him, after that he scam me for about $370 , I don't have any idea about this until I saw this video, but it's to late, it's ok I'm going to be fine

[@milesj179]

The Punjabi speaking people 👉🏻 👳🏽‍♂️ are still @ it, I see. 😡

[@amamdawhatever]

Uber is so terrible!

[@aimlessdrive8723]

thats nothing, uber has stolen about $2000 from me over 6 months of unpaid wages

[@sharongooden7823]

Same thing happened to me

[@SPYSpreads]

Uber never cared about drivers

[@babajinde]

A fool and his money is quickly separated

[@ahmadedresahmadi6007]

This happened to me last night i fall for it i confirmed everything to cashout my dumass but it didnt go throw i deleted the debit card and i contact uber and they told me its scam good thing my money still in my account because they put hold on it because i added a new payment method

[@ec4221]

He ca always drive for Lyft

[@johnny112115]

If the caller started giving me their debit card information, I will gladly take note and immediately start using the cash app and take everything from them 😂😂😂

[@ralphabreu5022]

Don't fall for Uber scam.

[@abuyeabbas5689]

Uber and lyft instead off fighting for the driver they are Kiki of from his job

[@truesonic669]

Dude man needs a better line of work

[@GTSongwriter]

I first read that as "Greedy man...."

[@gasmith7486]

Greedy man who blames others for his failures.

[@TheKingdom-i9t]

Believe that Jesus Christ died and resurrected for you by God The Father, and you shall have eternal life in the world that is to come.Believe that Jesus Christ died and resurrected for you by God The Father, and you shall have eternal life in the world that is to come.

[@horacecomegna335]

I’m sorry but this man is a fool! However, UBER isn’t a very good company to work for anyway and their terms of service are very customer passenger oriented. Meaning, no matter what the passenger says Uber takes their word as gospel and deactivates the driver even before any investigation is done, so the driver is guilty before proven innocent in UBERs eyes. Also, the driver is required to maintain a high rating 4.8 or higher out of 5 or they will be booted and deactivated off of the Uber platform. However, I have driven passengers with ratings as low as 3.9 and 4.2 out of 5 but these passenger are still able to flag rides on Uber, as to where a driver would’ve been deactivated as soon as their rating fell below 4.8.

[@gasmith7486]

That’s why I don’t drive people. Only delivery.

[@johnc7652]

Uber is shifty I had a ride take me to the airport and a lady across the street in another car had threatened me because we told you no was their argument for the threat interesting stay safe

[@TheMrlucky510]

What?

[@gasmith7486]

Say what?

[@lucycan6363]

Exactly! What exactly was that.