Aussie’s warning over ‘scary’ Uber scam

News.com.au - 16/09
A woman has shared an urgent warning about a ride share “scam” after an uncomfortable experience she had with a driver cancelling her trip as she got in the car.

A woman has shared an urgent warning about a ride share “scam” after an uncomfortable experience she had with a driver cancelling her trip as she got in the car.

Beauty writer Gemma Dimond took to TikTok over the weekend to share a “scary” experience during an Uber trip in Melbourne.

“I booked an Uber home and as I got into the Uber the driver cancelled the trip,” she said.

“I got into the car, checked the number plate and everything, and he cancelled the trip. He said it looked like the app was glitching.”

The driver asked Mrs Dimond for her address so he could put it into a navigation app, and said he’d calculate the fare on a differen...
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