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In addition to making life easier in the daily rush, delivery apps have also become catalysts for crimes, such as delivery scam. According to a survey carried out by Procon-SP at the end of June, the scams increased by about 186% compared to last year. 5h4a2f
The most recent case happened with Yasmin Brunet, model and fiancée of Olympic athlete and world surfing champion, Gabriel Medina. Brunet says that she suffered a loss of R$7,9 after asking a restaurant to deliver food in Rio de Janeiro. The coup consisted of forging a situation in which the delivery man would not be able to carry out the order, so an employee of the establishment informed Yasmin that the motoboy could make a “new delivery” to compensate for the error.
Upon arriving at the scene, the criminal did not remove his helmet and asked the model to enter the card in the machine. At the time, Yasmin said she was surprised by the situation, as the man seemed nervous. Then, the machine beeper rang and again he asked for the to be entered, but when he refuted the motoboy, he withdrew. When Brunet ed the card it was late and the delivery scam had already been applied.
“He showed me R$77 on his phone screen, as if it was connected to the machine. But on the machine's screen nothing appeared, no number. […] I ed, I put my . Never, under any circumstances, put your card in a machine that does not show the value”
Yasmin Brunet in Instagram posts
In addition to Yasmin, dozens of people are being affected by the delivery scam, denouncing suspicious activities on social networks. The activity doesn't appear to have any kind of specific victim pattern, and it can happen to anyone who makes in-app purchases.
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The delivery scam applied to Yasmin Brunet is the most “classic” way of carrying out the crime, with the cancellation of a delivery followed by the call of the alleged establishment, which may or may not inform the charge of an extra fee for the delivery. In other situations, the victim can be informed that the motoboy has had an accident and someone else will complete the delivery, according to Procon.
The agency also points out some numbers about the coup, separating the occurrences by applications. In Sao Paulo, the iFood had 44 cases in 2020 and 80 in 2021; at the Rappi the numbers went from 29 in 2020 to 105 in 2021, being the most affected app. already the Uber Eats had an increase from 14 to 64 blows in 2021. The entity reveals that the total loss amounts to about R$ 500 thousand.
The ease of embezzlers in applying the crime is due to the fragility of laws and the lack of a regulatory policy, since the workers who act as service providers for these applications work in an informal way.
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Because of this difficulty, the main question that arises when the iFood scam, for example, is applied is about who will pay this bill: the victim or the application? Due to the non-regulation of laws for these apps, there is a great difficulty for companies to pay for the stolen values.
The main defense of the apps is that they are not fully responsible because the workers who provide services are autonomous, having no ties to the companies. Rappi's advice, for example, is that upon realizing the scam, the victim should the bank or card to cancel the purchase.
Procon also suggests that in case of a delivery scam, the victim should the agency, which will investigate the case tly with the police and the app. Fernando Capez, executive director of Procon also completes the information that “delivery companies must answer for the problems and reimburse the consumer”.
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Finally, Procon-SP gives a series of tips to protect yourself from the infamous delivery scam:
- Do not use a machine with a broken display or that does not allow data to be read;
- Check the purchase amount and, preferably, pay only through the application;
- Do not your details over the phone;
- Be suspicious if the delivery person informs you that it is necessary to pay some extra amount;
- If you have any questions, you should the place where you ordered the food.
It is also always recommended to make purchases only in establishments that are known and well evaluated by the apps and always be suspicious of any types of suspicious movements at the time of delivery. Apps like Uber Eats, for example, only accept online payments through the software and never in person at card machines.
So, what do you think of the delivery scam? Don't forget to share this information so more people know how to protect themselves, and be sure to see how criminals are applying blows through the pix.
Sources: Procon-SP, CNN e Metropolis
