Rapido Customer Scam Attempt – AIMS Hospital, Dombivli

I am a part-time Rapido Captain. One night around 12:40 AM, I received a booking from AIMS Hospital, Dombivli. After reaching the pickup location, the customer called and said, "Please wait 5 minutes, my wife is coming." I said, okay. After a while, he called again. He said he was trying to make a payment for medicine using a QR Code but was getting an error. Then he said: "Send me your QR Code. I will send you ₹5,300. You pay ₹5,000 to the QR Code I give you and keep ₹300 for the Rapido booking." I got suspicious because the Rapido booking was only ₹80. Still, I thought maybe it would help someone in need at the hospital. So I shared my QR Code. At the same time, I opened my bank app to wait for ₹5,300 to arrive. After a short while, I received an SMS saying ₹5,300 was credited. But there was no credit entry in the bank app. When I checked the SMS, I realized it was a fake bank SMS sent from the customer's own number. The customer called again and said, "I have transferred the money. Now pay ₹5,000 to the QR Code I sent and keep ₹300 with you. Don't ask my wife for money." I said, "But the money hasn't come into my bank account." He said, "Sometimes the bank server takes time." I replied, "Okay, but until I see the credit in my bank account, I cannot make the payment." Then I said, "Anyway, my account balance is zero right now." As soon as he heard this, he hung up and canceled the ride. This way, I avoided a potential QR Code payment scam. I request all Rapido Captains and hardworking brothers who earn their living: - Do not trust money has arrived just by seeing an SMS. - Consider payment received only after seeing a credit entry in the bank app. - Do not transfer money from your account to another QR Code just because a customer asks. - Do not rush decisions even if you hear stories about hospitals, medicine, or emergencies. - Be cautious if a customer talks about sending money and then making you pay another QR Code. Protecting your hard-earned money is equally important. Stay alert, stay safe.