16-10-2023 03:36 via yro.slashdot.org

How Two Florida Men Scammed 'Uber Eats' Out of $1 Million

An anonymous Slashdot reader shared this report from Business Insider:
Two men from the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area scammed Uber Eats out of more than $1 million over 19 months, local police say.
The suspects carried out the scheme — which began in January 2022 — by creating fake accounts on the Uber Eats app to act as both the customer and courier when placing grocery orders, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. This worked because Uber Eats provides couriers w
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