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A man has written online that a Swiggy agent in Gurgaon tried to scam him by “begging” for Rs 5,000 to pay for his pregnant wife’s C-section.
“This was in Gurgaon but I imagine it’s happening elsewhere too. Receiving my lunch today, I was greeted by my Swiggy driver sobbing and sweating. As soon as I opened the door, he started begging, telling me his pregnant wife is in the hospital and he needs 5000 rupees for the operation which he will return after he gets his salary day after tomorrow,” the customer wrote on Reddit.
“Besides, this guy kept trying to forcibly hand me his bike key saying you can keep it until I return the money,” he further wrote.
The customer added that the delivery agent insisted on getting the money at the moment. “The guy was very insistent on getting me to give the money that very moment, and I had to ask him a good few times before he gave me a phone number. He also wanted me to pay on a specific QR code instead of his phone number, which set off a red flag too. After this, I took the picture of his QR code and had to forcibly shut the door in his face saying I’ll give the money later,” he wrote.
The customer went back and heard an “aggressive” knock on the door.
“Few minutes later, I heard a very aggressive knock on my door, which I didn’t open. The Swiggy guy then had the audacity to open the unlocked main door, come inside the house to my room (I have a room in a shared 4BHK) and banging my door loudly. When I refused to open, he started screaming “Sir dena hai toh do, jhootha bharosa mat dilao” and wailing loudly. I just told him to leave or I’ll call the security guard, but he stayed for another few minutes before giving up and leaving,” the post further read.
The customer said that he had reported the incident to Swiggy and that the food delivery platform had promised to take action.
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The video drew countless reactions from Reddit users. One of them commented, “Entering the house (whether locked or not is another thing) without permission is indeed concerning. Anyone doing so doesn’t have the fear of the law, that’s for sure.” Another user wrote, “It’s 100% scam. Whenever someone asks for money, say let’s go to police station.”
Last month, content creator Anisha Dixit said that an Ola cab driver had asked her for money claiming that his father had passed away and that his wallet had been stolen.
