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Scammer Posing as Doctor Cons InDriver Taxi Driver Out of S/920 via Yape

The ride-hailing platform says it is reviewing the complaint following warnings circulating in driver groups.

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Se hizo pasar por médico y estafó a taxista por S/1.000: pidió Yape para “medicamentos”
Falso pasajero se hace pasar por médico y estafa a taxista con casi S/1.000: le pedía yapear para medicamentos

Overview

  • In the early hours of November 5, the driver accepted a job to pick up medicines from Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza and deliver them to Clínica Javier Prado in Lima.
  • The requester shifted the conversation to WhatsApp, claimed to be operating on a patient, and directed the driver to send Yape transfers using a QR code.
  • Payments were requested in increments of S/120 for fluids and antibiotics, S/200 for an oxygen tank, and S/600 for an RH+ blood bag, totaling about S/920.
  • After the driver asked for proof, the contact sent a damaged ID, the driver halted further payments, and the number then blocked him.
  • The phone number used carried Bolivia’s +591 code and was registered to the name Yuseff Nataly Aguilar Miranda, according to the driver.