mardi 9 juillet 2019

TURNING THE TABLES OF FRAUDSTERS . THIS TIME A LYFT DRIVER AT MIAMI AIRPORT

 I had arrived on a flight from Havana to Miami International Airport and cleared the customs and immigration in record time. (I have Special Entry)
I requested an Lyft driver and he immediately answered my request.
 I knew something was amiss, when his car was stationary on the GPS.
 Minutes went by, and the driver, Daciel by name driving a Mercedes Benz C Class was not budging from his position.
 This is a well known fraud practised by Uber and Lyft drivers, they know that the recently arrived International arrival, want to reach his destination soon. By not answering the call and not moving his car, the person who requests cancels the ride and Daciel would collect his 5 dollar fee. and wait to entrap another Lyft requesting passenger.
 I called him several times and send him texts to tell him where I am and that I am waiting for him. Still no movement from Daciel. He never answered his call, but I could see that the ringing would stop and silence would follow.
 Now it occured to me to turn the table on him. I called him and let the call open, as he was not answering thus blocking his incoming calls. He will not be able to answer another Lyft request
 Forty minutes after I had requested the car and having watched him not moving, I think he got the gist, I was not going to release my call to him.
 Then I saw him moving and coming towards the airport
 I did not cancel my ride and I could see him coming to the spot where i was supposed to meet me a full 44 minutes after I had requested a LYFT ride.
 To add insult to injury, LYFT informed me that the ride was cancelled and I would be charged 5.00
So for LYFT to know this fraud committed by one of their drivers. I am sure I was not the first one that Daciel the LYFT driver had cheated, adding to the reputation of MIAMI as the FRAUD capital of USA.
If LYFT was decent, they would reimburse the 5.00 charged for Daciel arriving 41 plus minutes late and cancelling the request which was made all that time ago and compensate me for the time and anguish.
I will write to LYFT and if I don't get a satisfactory answer, I will delete their app from my cell phone and request my friends do the same
Golden days of share rides seem to be over!

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