Vomit fraud
Vomit fraud is a type of fraud in which a driver of a vehicle for hire falsely claims that an "incident requiring cleanup" occurred while a passenger was riding in the driver's vehicle. The company then charges the passenger a "cleanup fee" to reimburse the driver for having to clean the vehicle.
History
The Miami Herald first reported on the issue in July 2018.[1] Passengers may face a fee of up to US$150 for causing incidents requiring significant cleanups of drivers' vehicles.[2] By filing false reports of these incidents, drivers will receive the cleanup fees from the customers even though no incident occurred.[3]
Criminality
Due to company-friendly
surveillance video purchasing food, throwing it on the inside and outside of his vehicle, taking photos of the alleged damage, then running the vehicle through a car wash, all after he had already dropped his passenger off at his destination.[4]
References
- ^ Ocner, Matias J.; Ruiz, Catalina; Medina, Esther (July 22, 2018). "It's called vomit fraud. And it could make your Uber trip really expensive". Miami Herald.
- ^ "Understanding Uber fees: The cancellation fee, cleaning fee, and more". Ridesharing Driver. May 29, 2019.
- ^ Pascus, Brian (July 23, 2018). "Some Uber passengers are reportedly getting hit with $150 fines after drivers allegedly commit 'vomit fraud'". Insider. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ McFeely, Mike (November 3, 2018). "Harwood man charged in 'vomit fraud' cases". INFORUM. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
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