You know what’s nice? When a yellow swimsuit jumps out of your skintone. But when a woman jumps out of a moving car in Seattle after learning she’s inside a fake Uber, that’s when things go differently. Here’s the story.
Jumps out
But, wouldn’t you do the same thing that this woman did, or around the same thing? First, you know you’re looking for an Uber ride, but when she found out that she was inside a fake Uber car, she jumped out of the car. She got a point, right?
RSF conducted some research about these fake Uber rides, and what the woman experienced isn’t an isolated case. Fake Uber rides are car rides in which the driver is impersonating to be like an authentic Uber driver, but he or she is not. Not necessarily a heist or something, but impersonation is there.
Even the official website of Uber is aware of these incidents, saying, “Fraud activities. Our platform relies on the trust of the riders and the drivers who use it. That’s why we are always on the lookout for fraud among passengers and drivers trying to misuse our systems and affect the community at-large.”
Is Uber doing something to combat this? Of course!
Scary move, but worth it
In Kent in Seattle, a woman literally jumped out of the car after realizing she was inside a fake Uber, Seattle police testified.
The woman ordered this “Uber” from a bar at First Avenue South, but if she did a mistake, it’s missing not to verify the driver’s name or license plate.
The police stated that the woman turned suspicious when the driver passed her exit. When she received the notification on her phone that her ride had been canceled, that was when she jolted. Plus, the driver was using Google Maps, instead of the map from the official Uber app.
The woman jumped out of the car while it was stopped at a traffic light after she believed the driver had taken Exit 156 in Kent, police was saying. Her friends later found her near Military Road South and Kent Des Moines Road.
“It’s not easy to jump out of a car, especially when you don’t know if they’ll come after you or that sort,” the narration went on.
Term from the drivers’ union
As far as the woman can remember, the suspect was between his 30s and 40s, and the incident happened inside a white four-door sedan.
Washington’s Drivers Union is aware of these impersonations, saying it has happened before, so they are reminding individuals to stay alert.
“Please make sure you know your plate number before you get into the car. Make sure the driver knows your name before you tell them. Ask who you’re here to pick up,” that was the word of Takele Gobena, the president of the Drivers Union.
What are your thoughts on this? Uber issued their statement, but pulled themselves out of the situation by saying since it did not happen within the Uber app, they are not saying something. What do you think of this decision? Open your account on Ridesharingforum.com now!