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A profile of Priscila Barbosa, who defrauded Uber and other apps by building a $10K per month business renting fake accounts to undocumented workers in the US (@laurensmiley / Wired) https://t.co/8yIUJzrwUB 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/sqXssar39U
Woman kidnapped and battered by Miami man who she thought was rideshare driver: Police. https://t.co/ZpBaOgUqwF
To drive your Uber or bring your Instacart delivery, Priscila Barbosa had to be, well, you. (so did 100's of her customers.) A wild tale from the queen of a shadow gig economy, an identity thief within the US immigration stalemate, my latest @wired https://t.co/8nNpK6Bhij
Priscila Barbosa, who arrived in the US on a tourist visa, built a business empire using gig-economy platforms like Uber and Lyft. However, her success was marred by fraudulent activities, including identity theft and defrauding companies such as Uber and DoorDash. Barbosa created a $10K per month business by renting fake accounts to undocumented workers, making her a central figure in a shadow gig economy. This case highlights the vulnerabilities within the gig economy and the ongoing issues related to immigration and employment fraud.
