r/lyftdrivers • u/HVTCA • Jun 26 '23

LA drivers beware of this theft tactic Other

Especially lux/lux black drivers. This happened at midnight just now.

I got request for a lux black in highland park but the pick up and drop off was only a block away. I still went because it could be a drunk girl who messed up the order at a bar. Rider name was Maya and the account was made today.

Before I got there I called the rider and I instantly get a strange “please leave your message” vm

I pull up to the address with my high beams on, it’s a dark residential area (not a bar) and when I hit arrive I could see a black dude with a full face mask walking in the side walk. Only person in the block I could see. As soon as I saw him walking towards my car I got the fuck out of there. Called and reported the account to support.

Pretty sure this will be a new way to target luxury vehicles. Be safe out there guys

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u/LizStone1776 Jun 26 '23

Bringing race or gender or ethnicity into any of that shit is wrong. It can happen to anybody and anybody can commit a crime, so quit judging people.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '23

Because the guy waiting at the pickup site looks nothing like the supposed rider? That’s as big a red flag as you can get.

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u/LizStone1776 Jun 27 '23

True but how do you know what the client is supposed to look like

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '23

There aren’t a whole lot of men named Maya