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BSO: 2 men scammed UberEats out of more than $1 million (www.cbsnews.com)
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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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[-] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 123 points 2 years ago

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 54 points 2 years ago

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

[-] whats_a_refoogee@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago

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

[-] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

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 3 points 2 years ago

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

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