Friday, January 3rd, 2025

A new scam of taxi drivers has come in the market, they loot all the goods on the pretext of running AC.


Every year many tourists come to see the famous places in India including Delhi, Mumbai and other states, but the tourists coming here are being scammed and more and more money is being cheated from them. Let us tell you, these scams are mostly being done by taxi drivers. Those who create false stories every day to trap passengers. Scamming passengers often involves two scammers, one posing as the driver of a fake taxi, while the other pretends to be a passenger.

After which the process of grabbing money starts. Along with this, many new scams are also happening, so here we are going to tell you some important things, so that you do not get trapped in any kind of scam in future. (All Pic Credit- unsplash and wikimedia commons)

Scam starts from airport railway station itself

If you come to a big city from the airport or railway station, it is from here that taxi drivers start scamming you. As soon as you tell them the name of your hotel, they will try to charge more fare to go there. With this the road will be declared bad. Our advice is that you also keep complete information about the route through the internet.

These taxi drivers will ask you to change hotels

These taxi drivers will ask you to change hotels

As soon as you get into the taxi, the taxi driver tries to convince you (often with great pressure) that the hotel you have booked is closed, the environment there is not good and then takes you to another hotel. Will talk about. Who gives them commission. Do not fall for such talk of any taxi driver and if possible, call the hotel staff yourself and ask all the details.

Ignore excessive help

Ignore excessive help

Taxi drivers can appear very trustworthy and yet be deceitful. You will feel that they are really helping you a lot, but it is not so. Let us tell you, sometimes they even pretend to call the hotel to check, after which they make you talk to the ‘receptionist’, who is from their team.

The aim of the taxi driver is to take you to his/her friend’s hotel where he/she can charge you more money and get commission. In such a situation, do not trust anyone blindly.

Take Ola or Uber instead of private taxi

Take Ola or Uber instead of private taxi

If you travel in big cities, then you can use Ola or Uber cabs here. These apps are really helpful because the driver and your journey are tracked. In such a situation, they move according to Google Map, this also confirms to you whether the driver is taking you on the right path or not. Along with this, you can also send your live location to your family member.

Do not use tissue paper in taxi, this is a new scam

Do not use tissue paper in taxi, this is a new scam

A new scam has also been seen in the market. When you sit in a private taxi, you will find that the AC of the taxi is not working, after which the driver will ask you to use the tissue paper kept behind the seat. In such a situation, do not fall into the trap of the driver, because anesthetic is found in these tissue papers. After the customer becomes unconscious, all his/her belongings are looted.

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