Fake Rides, Real Cash-out: 3 Drivers Collude with Passengers to Defraud LINE GO, Face Prosecution
Three former LINE GO drivers, in collusion with passengers, allegedly defrauded the company of over NT$270,000 by inflating fares through 'empty driving' after passengers had alighted. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office has indicted the three drivers on charges of fraud.
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Central News Agency, Taipei, 22nd — Former LINE GO drivers Huang Hao-ting, Liu Yi-kuan, and Wu Sheng-chuan allegedly colluded with several professional passengers. After a ride was hailed, they would use 'empty driving' to increase the total fare amount and then, under the pretext of being unable to collect payment, claim the fare from the company, defrauding it of over NT$270,000. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office indicted the three individuals for fraud today.
The indictment from the Taipei District Prosecutors Office states that LINE GO, to ensure its drivers receive their due fares, has an agreement with them. If a passenger fails to complete payment for any reason upon alighting, the company will first pay the driver the receivable fare, after deducting fleet fees, dispatch fees, and platform usage fees, and then seek payment from the passenger. In essence, the company advances the fare to the driver and then collects it from the passenger.
However, Huang Hao-ting, Liu Yi-kuan, and Wu Sheng-chuan allegedly exploited this system by colluding with individuals surnamed Peng, Tseng, and Yang, using a 'fake ride, real cash-out' fraud scheme to claim fares from LINE GO, totaling NT$271,224.
According to the indictment, the individuals surnamed Peng, Tseng, and Yang used their own and others' mobile phones to register for numerous one-time member accounts with LINE GO using various phone numbers and credit card numbers. They then used the app to book rides, which were taken by Peng, Tseng, and others in taxis driven by Huang Hao-ting, Liu Yi-kuan, and Wu Sheng-chuan.
The indictment states that during the ride, Peng, Tseng, and others would alight beforehand, while Huang, Liu, and Wu would continue 'empty driving' to the destination set by the passenger to inflate the total fare. The drivers would first pay a commission of NT$4,000 to NT$7,000 to the passengers for their share, and then feign inability to collect the payment from the company to claim the fare.
According to the indictment, through this 'fake ride, real cash-out' scheme, Huang Hao-ting, Liu Yi-kuan, and Wu Sheng-chuan defrauded LINE GO of NT$195,043, NT$53,681, and NT$22,500, respectively.
The prosecutor determined that Huang, Liu, Wu, and others are suspected of committing fraud for property gain by a group of three or more persons under the Criminal Code. The three were indicted today, and arrest warrants have been issued for the individuals surnamed Peng, Tseng, and Yang. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150422
The indictment from the Taipei District Prosecutors Office states that LINE GO, to ensure its drivers receive their due fares, has an agreement with them. If a passenger fails to complete payment for any reason upon alighting, the company will first pay the driver the receivable fare, after deducting fleet fees, dispatch fees, and platform usage fees, and then seek payment from the passenger. In essence, the company advances the fare to the driver and then collects it from the passenger.
However, Huang Hao-ting, Liu Yi-kuan, and Wu Sheng-chuan allegedly exploited this system by colluding with individuals surnamed Peng, Tseng, and Yang, using a 'fake ride, real cash-out' fraud scheme to claim fares from LINE GO, totaling NT$271,224.
According to the indictment, the individuals surnamed Peng, Tseng, and Yang used their own and others' mobile phones to register for numerous one-time member accounts with LINE GO using various phone numbers and credit card numbers. They then used the app to book rides, which were taken by Peng, Tseng, and others in taxis driven by Huang Hao-ting, Liu Yi-kuan, and Wu Sheng-chuan.
The indictment states that during the ride, Peng, Tseng, and others would alight beforehand, while Huang, Liu, and Wu would continue 'empty driving' to the destination set by the passenger to inflate the total fare. The drivers would first pay a commission of NT$4,000 to NT$7,000 to the passengers for their share, and then feign inability to collect the payment from the company to claim the fare.
According to the indictment, through this 'fake ride, real cash-out' scheme, Huang Hao-ting, Liu Yi-kuan, and Wu Sheng-chuan defrauded LINE GO of NT$195,043, NT$53,681, and NT$22,500, respectively.
The prosecutor determined that Huang, Liu, Wu, and others are suspected of committing fraud for property gain by a group of three or more persons under the Criminal Code. The three were indicted today, and arrest warrants have been issued for the individuals surnamed Peng, Tseng, and Yang. (Editor: Chang Ming-kun) 1150422