Bengaluru man flags airport taxi scam as driver inflates bill by ₹1,000: ‘Using an app that looks like Uber’
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Bengaluru man flags airport taxi scam as driver inflates bill by ₹1,000: ‘Using an app that looks like Uber’

Hindustan Times  

A Bengaluru man has flagged an “inventive new scam” where taxi drivers use an exact replica of the Uber app to overcharge customers. He said that the driver used an app called Blumeter, which looks exactly like Uber, to add an extra ₹1,000 to his bill. So cute.” Mahesh also explained how the scam works, writing: “They use an Android app called Blumeter which looks like Uber. Guy didn’t even want the Uber OTP initially and when I asked him to enter it I could clearly see he did nothing with it,” another said, adding that his trip ended with “higher price shown through a screenshot.” “It’s happening in every city,” a user said, even as others claimed they had fallen victim to similar scams in Delhi and Mumbai.

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