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\nTwo men from the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area scammed Uber Eats out of more than $1 million over 19 months, local police say. <\/p>\n
The suspects carried out the scheme \u2014 which began in January 2022 \u2014 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 with prepaid cards they can use to purchase up to $700 to complete customers’ orders.
\nPolice claim the suspects would show up as couriers for their fake grocery orders before canceling them and using the prepaid cards to purchase gift cards at the stores. <\/p>\n
According to the sheriff’s office, “On January 24, 2023, detectives conducted a surveillance operation and observed Morgan and Blackwood travel to 27 different Walgreens committing fraud that totaled a $5,013.28 loss for Uber that day. “<\/p>\n
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