All that goes through my mind," said Orden, of Naples, Florida, who uses the ride-hailing service about once a week, usually when going out at night. Although no official tallies exist, there have been several high-profile cases involving would-be robbers and assailants posing as ride-hailing drivers — often at bars. A Chicago-area man was charged with raping four women he picked up at bars after posing as an Uber driver in 2017. "There is no more dangerous place to be than in a locked car traveling with a stranger," said Bryant Greening, a Chicago attorney who specializes in representing ride-hailing drivers and passengers. It's not just women who are at risk from fake ride-hailing drivers, he said.

Source: ABC News April 07, 2019 13:29 UTC