This is a TRUE story that just happened a few days ago. One of our agents shared this story about his sister, who was taking her son to college. She spent the weekend with her son at Ol Miss and then booked an Uber to go back to the airport.
Here is the scenario of what occurred:
A woman orders an Uber ride via her app.
RED FLAG #1:
As soon as she gets into the Uber, her driver asks her if she wouldn't mind canceling her trip so he could just accept cash as "he was in need of some cash". Her spidey senses kicked in and she said that she had no cash and just needed to get to her destination. (At this point, she wasn't too freaked out as she just thought it was odd)
RED FLAG #2:
A few miles down the road, she receives a text from Uber saying she was not heading the correct direction according to the destination she put into the app when originally ordering the ride.
Now her spidey senses have escalted to a full-blown panic mode. She answers the Uber text saying she needed help. Her instinct was to get out of that car and soon! She told the driver she needed to stop and get something to drink as her medications made her thirsty.
The driver pulled over saying it was a dangerous area and then proceeded to follow her into the store. She went to the cashier and quietly let them know she needed the police to be called.
Thankfully, the police responded quickly and took the situation into their hands!
The fellow agent who shared this story about his sister felt it was imperative to share this with us to help get the word out. I was just in a few Uber's last week. So scary!
So, heads up everyone. If something feels off - go with your gut! Be safe out there.
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