A Chicago man who was hit over $6,300 in fraudulent rideshare charges got his money back thanks to NBC 5 Responds while talking about how the issue snuck up on…
A Chicago man who was hit over $6,300 in fraudulent rideshare charges got his money back thanks to NBC 5 Responds while talking about how the issue snuck up on him.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly“I got an update on my phone that there was a $200 charge for a lift. So I went to my phone, looked at my bank account, and noticed there were multiple charges on my account,” Sowder said. The bank closed the investigation without helping Sowder recover the money charged to his debit card.
We contacted Lyft about the charges Sowder said he didn’t make. Then, Lyft sent Sowder a message saying in part: “We can conclude that these charges were performed by a fraudster, and you are not responsible for these amounts.”Lyft followed up with Sowder, asking him to fill out a W-9 form. “Why would I fill out a W-9 form? I'm not an employee or a contractor,” Sowder said.
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