Another 5 food delivery riders scammed in Las Piñas

Five food delivery riders carrying food worth approximately P4,000-5,000 were scammed in Las Piñas on Wednesday.

According to YouScooper Noel Enriquez, two riders arrived on Wednesday morning to deliver food even though his family did not order.

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They found out that the food was named after his uncle, who did not live there, but their home address was on the bills. Their uncle also did not order food.

When night came, three other riders arrived. A rider allegedly spoke to the person who ordered the food and told them, “it’s a prank.”

YouScooper Noel’s appealed to the public not to fool the riders because it is not a joke that it is difficult to pay for the food and deliver it.

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Just three days ago, a resident scammed at least 10 food in Las Piñas City.

Cedric Castillo reported on GMA News “24 Oras” on Tuesday that the scammer used the name “Marl dela Cruz” and ordered food from different restaurants.

It is estimated that the scammer’s ordered food items cost more than P20,000.

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“May nag-doorbell po kasi ang sabi niya sa akin ‘ma’am, may delivery po kayo, order.’ Sabi ko, ‘kuya, wala akong order sa’yo.’ Sabi niya, ‘nako, ma’am, naloko po kami. Ito po hindi ko na po matawagan.’ Sabi niya, ‘ma’am, marami po kami.’ Sabi ko, ‘anong marami?’ Tapos maya-maya datingan po ‘yong mga delivery,” the uploader of the viral video said.

The video uploader was emotional because she felt sorry for the delivery riders.

Food delivery scams in Las Piñas

Last month, an “AJ Pande” scammed over five food delivery drivers in Pilar Village in Las Piñas City.

In July, Senator  filed a bill in the Senate to penalize a customer’s repeated and unjustified cancellation of food and grocery deliveries.

Such cancellations force delivery drivers to shoulder the cost of the unclaimed goods.

Lapid authored Senate Bill 1677, which seeks to implement one month and one day up to six months jail time for a customer guilty of canceling orders at least thrice in a month.

The violator should also pay a fine, not exceeding P100,000.