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  • 10-11-2018 6:20pm
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    timtim2016
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭


    Just a quick post to warn people that Uber eats has <SNIP> both myself and partner over the last few days. Starts out strange when signing up, where the verification code arrives through a saved contact on your phone e.g your mam,dad, sister, brother etc . Takes out the money within a few minutes


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    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,115 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    How does the code arrive? Text, email?


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    JohnC.
    Registered Users Posts: 3,374 ✭✭✭JohnC.


    Sounds like a scam using Uber's name rather than Uber scamming you. Unless you're in Belfast, I don't think Uber Eats even operate here.


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    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Yea sounds like you've signed up through the wrong website or something. That doesn't make any sense that it's come from another contact.


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    timtim2016
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭timtim2016


    Downloaded the app off the Google play store, signed up to it like normal, they send you out a verification code but it comes through as if one of your contacts has text you


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    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    JohnC. wrote: »
    Sounds like a scam using Uber's name rather than Uber scamming you. Unless you're in Belfast, I don't think Uber Eats even operate here.

    Are they not the ones running the new McDonalds delivery service here?


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    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    timtim2016 wrote: »
    Downloaded the app off the Google play store, signed up to it like normal, they send you out a verification code but it comes through as if one of your contacts has text you

    something wrong with your phone or internet. Have tried it on a couple of devices just to check and it works fine.


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    Pelvis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,758 ✭✭✭Pelvis


    Op, what does uber achieve by scamming you?


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    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    Pelvis wrote: »
    Op, what does uber achieve by scamming you?

    The OP already mentioned them taking money. I'd say that's reason enough.


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    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,615 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    I would be fairly certain that you have a phone with a virus and the "play store" is not actually the play store.


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    newirishman
    Registered Users Posts: 270 ✭✭newirishman


    How do they take money out? Did you provide card details in that app?


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    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    L1011 wrote: »
    I would be fairly certain that you have a phone with a virus and the "play store" is not actually the play store.

    If this even was a thing you'd still have to allow unknown sources.


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    perfectisthe
    Registered Users Posts: 289 ✭✭perfectisthe


    I installed and used uber eats with no issues on friday. Confirmation no was not from a previously stored number. Got a tenner off the first order too.


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    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    If this even was a thing you'd still have to allow unknown sources.

    I think anything might be possible here, apart from the fact that its actually Uber eats. The OP has a virus or has lost there way somewhere.


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    Pelvis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,758 ✭✭✭Pelvis


    Patww79 wrote: »
    The OP already mentioned them taking money. I'd say that's reason enough.

    You do know Uber is worth billions?


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    timtim2016
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭timtim2016


    I just threw up people to warn, no second agenda and i don't work for rivals, just my own and my partner's experience. We both downloaded the app from the play store, filled n the details, few hours later permanent tsb contacted about strange transactions, I checked my online banking and Uber eats BV Amsterdam had taken 3 transactions totalling about 50 euro


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    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,613 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    This is not possible.

    You've done something wrong. As in fkd up the setup.


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    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,615 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    If this even was a thing you'd still have to allow unknown sources.

    It absolutely is a thing, and once you've enabled unknown sources - which hundreds of thousands of people did to install Fortnite for instance - you don't need to do it again.


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    timtim2016
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭timtim2016


    listermint wrote: »
    This is not possible.

    You've done something wrong. As in fkd up the setup.
    Everything was normal, the same way you fill in any other forms online


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    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    L1011 wrote: »
    It absolutely is a thing, and once you've enabled unknown sources - which hundreds of thousands of people did to install Fortnite for instance - you don't need to do it again.

    It's slightly different in Android 9 (app by app basis) but yeah, if you turn it on you need to turn it back off.


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    PopTarts
    Registered Users Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭PopTarts


    Works fine for me and no issue with the service.

    I’d contact them about it - somewwhere along the process it looks like you were scammed but I’d be doubtful it was through Uber.

    Will the banks reverse the transactions?


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    timtim2016
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭timtim2016


    PopTarts wrote: »
    Works fine for me and no issue with the service.

    I’d contact them about it - somewwhere along the process it looks like you were scammed but I’d be doubtful it was through Uber.

    Will the banks reverse the transactions?
    Hopefully they will, I'm certain it wasn't Uber aswell, it was just a strange scam wherever they caught me because I put in no bank details


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    [Deleted User]
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    timtim2016 wrote: »
    Just a quick post to warn people that Uber eats has <SNIp> both myself and partner over the last few days. Starts out strange when signing up, where the verification code arrives through a saved contact on your phone e.g your mam,dad, sister, brother etc . Takes out the money within a few minutes

    Verification code arriving through a saved contact should have been warning enough. Uber didn’t scam you. Scammers did.


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    timtim2016
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭timtim2016


    Deleted User wrote: »
    timtim2016 wrote: »
    Just a quick post to warn people that Uber eats has <SNIP> both myself and partner over the last few days. Starts out strange when signing up, where the verification code arrives through a saved contact on your phone e.g your mam,dad, sister, brother etc . Takes out the money within a few minutes

    Verification code arriving through a saved contact should have been warning enough. Uber didn’t scam you. Scammers did.
    I know Uber didn't


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    Pelvis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,758 ✭✭✭Pelvis


    timtim2016 wrote: »
    I know Uber didn't

    Well that's not what you said in your OP.


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    G_R
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 5,022 Mod ✭✭✭✭G_R


    timtim2016 wrote: »
    I know Uber didn't

    That's not what you said in your OP
    timtim2016 wrote: »
    Just a quick post to warn people that Uber eats has <SNIP> both myself and partner over the last few days. Starts out strange when signing up, where the verification code arrives through a saved contact on your phone e.g your mam,dad, sister, brother etc . Takes out the money within a few minutes


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    timtim2016
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭timtim2016


    Pelvis wrote: »
    timtim2016 wrote: »
    I know Uber didn't

    Well that's not what you said in your OP.
    It's Uber eats, I know it's connected to Uber, but it was Uber eats app that I got <SNIP> with, that's who took the money, Uber eats BV Amsterdam


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    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Look, you haven't a clue what you're talking about.

    You didn't give them any bank details, did they guess your bank details?

    Please, get off the internet. It's not safe for you here.


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    dudara
    Registered Users Posts: 33,519 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    timtim2016 wrote: »
    I just threw up people to warn, no second agenda and i don't work for rivals, just my own and my partner's experience. We both downloaded the app from the play store, filled n the details, few hours later permanent tsb contacted about strange transactions, I checked my online banking and Uber eats BV Amsterdam had taken 3 transactions totalling about 50 euro

    OP- please stop saying scammed. Uber is a large company and it’s highly unlikely they have done anything illegal here.

    dudara

    I downloaded Uber Eats at the weekend on my iPhone. I don’t recall having to enter my credit card details at any point. The fact that you did is making me very suspicious.


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    oleras
    Registered Users Posts: 2,721 ✭✭✭oleras


    To setup an account with Uber eats, you need to scan in a debit/credit card.

    Thats as far as i got, i didnt actually enter any details.


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    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    That's the way it comes up for me. Maybe the mobile is randomly generated and it happened to match one in your contacts? Still doesn't explain the money going though.


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