Half-price meals? Uber stops these clever delivery Robin Hoods!

A source close to the matter informed the Parisian that tens of thousands of such transactions have been carried out. The scammers took advantage of “flaw in the control of the reality of deliveries” in Uber Eats. The platform finally detected this large-scale fraud and decided to file a complaint with the gendarmerie.

Responsible for the investigation, the gendarmes specializing in cybercrime from the Paris research section noted that the orders placed by the crooks were paid in cryptocurrency, but managed to trace the source of the transactions by identifying the crypto wallets used.

On November 19, 2024, the police arrested the two suspects, the first in Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique) and the second in Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine). They are described as “ young geeks keen on new technologies » and deny the facts. The Ile-de-France suspect was released under judicial supervision upon payment of a bail of 200,000 euros.

Uber has implemented new features to detect and prevent fraud. She also established a social media monitoring system to try to spot similar scams.