The last handful of uber drivers and uber eat drivers I've had in College Station have all had 830 area codes which is Eagle Pass up to San Antonio. They all speak broken English and are clearly immigrants. The one tonight was African but has a south Texas area code, how are they getting license here and working for a national company like Uber?

Your answer is probably in this article.

https://www.wired.com/story/priscila-queen-of-the-rideshare-mafia/

My wife has an 830 upbringing.

Makes you think!

Uber contracts with third parties to conduct background checks of everyone including immigration status. No one is supposed to be driving for them without a valid ID and proof of legal status in the United States. They also do criminal background checks. It's too much liability for Uber not to do so.

AtticusMatlock said:

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Uber contracts with third parties to conduct background checks of everyone including immigration status. No one is supposed to be driving for them without a valid ID and proof of legal status in the United States. They also do criminal background checks. It's too much liability for Uber not to do so.

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It's hard to believe they're all legal, it's been a while since I've used Uber and it was clearly an American

HollywoodBQ said:

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Your answer is probably in this article.

https://www.wired.com/story/priscila-queen-of-the-rideshare-mafia/

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Sickening. Not only did she defraud the companies, but her direct actions led to loss of economic benefits for natural born employees due to the fraudulent people she flooded those companies with. I have nothing but disdain for her. She deserves to be in prison for life.

I am so sick of these criminal aliens and they ARE criminals.
I would drive them close to the border and start chucking them over. How they land and in what condition is mexico's problem just like they have probably stuck us with a TRILLION dollars in free healthcare for their citiizens ove the last 4o years.

start at the 7:27mark.

ADIOS !!!

A lot of people have work authorization as their "asylum" claims are in process. I'm sure there is also a thing where people borrow each other's driver accounts for a cut of whatever they make that day.

And yeah, just read the article.

Get Off My Lawn said:

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HollywoodBQ said:

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Your answer is probably in this article.

https://www.wired.com/story/priscila-queen-of-the-rideshare-mafia/

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10,000 words and 75 ads to say "gig drivers who don't qualify for their own accounts are using 'rental' accounts and identity fraud."

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It has to be something. What are the chances the last 3 uber drivers in College Station all have 830 codes, two back-to-back in the same night because the first one couldn't find the house?

I use Uber pretty regularly for work. It's almost always immigrants driving, but always in a nice car, and they are usually African. That's from Florida to Arizona.

The only place I have gotten a 'local' Uber driver was in Memphis. It was a good thing that she was local, because I wanted her to make a pit stop to get a bottle of whiskey between the airport and my hotel. I found the closest liquor store on the route and told her to stop there. She flat out told me she wouldn't let me out of the car in that neighborhood and took me to another store in a better environment.

AtticusMatlock said:

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Uber contracts with third parties to conduct background checks of everyone including immigration status. No one is supposed to be driving for them without a valid ID and proof of legal status in the United States. They also do criminal background checks. It's too much liability for Uber not to do so.

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The rules are not being followed, its easy to start driving with Uber, if you know you know.

I have noticed 80% of my latest Uber eats drivers in Houston are foreign and their name/vehicle does not match who the app says. Even men showing up when the app says it is a female.

I suspect people are contracting out their accounts to unregistered drivers and splitting money.

Do not have the same problem with Uber transportation drivers.

Interesting article

I have a 830 area code which is Burnet County which is central Texas hill county

Read something about the walmart delivery people mad because gangs are trafficking in these apps/

They selling access to apps/ And also working in a coordinated way somehow to game the system and get choice deliveries / rides.

Yeah there is an issue of gig jobs sharing between people.. so say one person is legal, passes verification but they share the account with their primos or other family so they work all day but it isnt the approved guy driving or running deliveries. Seems to be a big issue in Houston.

BurnetAggie99 said:

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I have a 830 area code which is Burnet County which is central Texas hill county

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I search it on Bing, it said Eagle Pass and thought it looked like the code went to San Antonio. Could go to Burnet County too. Even still what are the chances of three straight 830 area codes for Uber in College Station, with thousands of kids that would like to have more money?

I know people in Gonzales, New Braunfels and Kerrville who have 830 area codes. They were all previously 512 and LONG time ago.

Heineken-Ashi said:

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HollywoodBQ said:

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Your answer is probably in this article.

https://www.wired.com/story/priscila-queen-of-the-rideshare-mafia/

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Sickening. Not only did she defraud the companies, but her direct actions led to loss of economic benefits for natural born employees due to the fraudulent people she flooded those companies with. I have nothing but disdain for her. She deserves to be in prison for life.

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As somebody who has immigrated legally to another country, I was pretty offended.

But on the other hand, thanks to her for spilling the beans on exactly how you can scam the American system.

Get Off My Lawn said:

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HollywoodBQ said:

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Your answer is probably in this article.

https://www.wired.com/story/priscila-queen-of-the-rideshare-mafia/

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10,000 words and 75 ads to say "gig drivers who don't qualify for their own accounts are using 'rental' accounts and identity fraud."

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I probably could have found a better link but, yeah.

Hey look at how easy it is to scam your American system.

Frankly, it's the same reason why the War on Drugs hasn't worked --> Consumer Demand

I've also noticed DoorDash isn't near as bad and usually just local people trying to make it.

ShaggySLC said:

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Get Off My Lawn said:

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HollywoodBQ said:

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Your answer is probably in this article.

https://www.wired.com/story/priscila-queen-of-the-rideshare-mafia/

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10,000 words and 75 ads to say "gig drivers who don't qualify for their own accounts are using 'rental' accounts and identity fraud."

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It has to be something. What are the chances the last 3 uber drivers in College Station all have 830 codes, two back-to-back in the same night because the first one couldn't find the house?

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On a game weekend, I could see opportunistic drivers changing their operating location to CStat.

When my daughter used to do Instacart, she would go hang out in Sherman Oaks because she got better orders than elsewhere in The Valley.

On the way up from Galveston last Saturday, we saw a number of pedicabs being trailered up to College Station for game day. Must be a worthwhile endeavor.

HollywoodBQ said:

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Your answer is probably in this article.

https://www.wired.com/story/priscila-queen-of-the-rideshare-mafia/

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I don't need a ****ing lecture.

Explain the concept in 60 seconds.

This is commentary on the article and not the person that so generously linked it.

That said, what the hell is the article about?

gkaggie08 said:

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I use Uber pretty regularly for work. It's almost always immigrants driving, but always in a nice car, and they are usually African. That's from Florida to Arizona.

The only place I have gotten a 'local' Uber driver was in Memphis. It was a good thing that she was local, because I wanted her to make a pit stop to get a bottle of whiskey between the airport and my hotel. I found the closest liquor store on the route and told her to stop there. She flat out told me she wouldn't let me out of the car in that neighborhood and took me to another store in a better environment.

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Funny, the only time in recent history that I've gotten a regular White American was in Council Bluffs, Iowa at the beginning of September.

He told me that the only reason he was driving was because they were paying more because half the drivers in Omaha quit after some punks murdered an Uber driver in Omaha in the previous weeks.

HollywoodBQ said:

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ShaggySLC said:

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Get Off My Lawn said:

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HollywoodBQ said:

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Your answer is probably in this article.

https://www.wired.com/story/priscila-queen-of-the-rideshare-mafia/

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10,000 words and 75 ads to say "gig drivers who don't qualify for their own accounts are using 'rental' accounts and identity fraud."

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It has to be something. What are the chances the last 3 uber drivers in College Station all have 830 codes, two back-to-back in the same night because the first one couldn't find the house?

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On a game weekend, I could see opportunistic drivers changing their operating location to CStat.

When my daughter used to do Instacart, she would go hang out in Sherman Oaks because she got better orders than elsewhere in The Valley.

On the way up from Galveston last Saturday, we saw a number of pedicabs being trailered up to College Station for game day. Must be a worthwhile endeavor.

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Maybe, just have a hard time believing that's the reason. When we were in Omaha, every driver we had was not American.

Edit: Also, that's next weekend not midweek and a Friday in College Station on an away game weekend. I could see your point if the sips were in town tomorrow. But even with that, that's an illegal company sending illegals to drive 24-7 on a big weekend in College Station. Something is wrong about that, and it hurts BCS workers looking to make good money on the weekend.

MsDoubleD81 said:

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I know people in Gonzales, New Braunfels and Kerrville who have 830 area codes. They were all previously 512 and LONG time ago.

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My Platoon Sergeant from Kerrville was 830 back in 1994. When our Battalion HQ in Brownwood was still 915.

Esteban du Plantier said:

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HollywoodBQ said:

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Your answer is probably in this article.

https://www.wired.com/story/priscila-queen-of-the-rideshare-mafia/

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I don't need a ****ing lecture.

Explain the concept in 60 seconds.

This is commentary on the article and not the person that so generously linked it.

That said, what the hell is the article about?

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Here's the Cliffs on the article.

Brazilian chick bought a one way ticket to the USA on a tourist visa.

Got here, ran out of money.

Found out the she could borrow somebody's identity and start driving Uber, etc.

Then figured out that the real game isn't driving but selling identities to other drivers.

Figures out that Uber ain't really verifying anything.

Makes millions. Gets caught.

Biggest fear is now getting deported.

Uber claims they have tightened up their background checks.

Uber has tightend up anything.

I take way too many users due to work.

This is a real issue

gkaggie08 said:

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I use Uber pretty regularly for work. It's almost always immigrants driving, but always in a nice car, and they are usually African. That's from Florida to Arizona.

The only place I have gotten a 'local' Uber driver was in Memphis. It was a good thing that she was local, because I wanted her to make a pit stop to get a bottle of whiskey between the airport and my hotel. I found the closest liquor store on the route and told her to stop there. She flat out told me she wouldn't let me out of the car in that neighborhood and took me to another store in a better environment.

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To your first paragraph

I take them rarely, maybe once a month. Last was last month in San Antonio. Both were African, one Saharan and one sub Saharan. One had his entire family here and his daughter was competing in UIL track and was hoping to catch on at UTSA. The other was a friendly enough guy that got us to the Riverwalk.

Have no idea and never really thought about their legalities. I know they were good Uber drivers and seemed like decent enough people. But if they are illegal todaysThose are not the deportation targets. We should be working to legalize folks like that. Quickly. There are plenty of others that we need to go after.

ShaggySLC said:

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AtticusMatlock said:

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Uber contracts with third parties to conduct background checks of everyone including immigration status. No one is supposed to be driving for them without a valid ID and proof of legal status in the United States. They also do criminal background checks. It's too much liability for Uber not to do so.

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It's hard to believe they're all legal, it's been a while since I've used Uber and it was clearly an American

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Uber - legal driver

Uber eats - 100% illegals here in Round Rock and Austin

I eat out way more often than I should and the Uber pickup is next to the register

All of them barely speak English and are pretty obviously illegals