Bengaluru Rapido Fake App: ‘His app showed Rs 650, mine Rs 532’: Bengaluru woman exposes Rapido driver’s fake app scam; company suspends him

BENGALURU: A Bengaluru-based woman has warned commuters to stay alert after claiming a Rapido cab driver used a fake version of the ride-hailing app to inflate fares. In a detailed LinkedIn and Instagram post that has since gone viral, Meenal Goel described how the driver allegedly tried to overcharge her using an app that looked identical to Rapido’s official interface. “New Rapido scam! So here’s what happened with us recently. We booked a Rapido cab from Bangalore Airport to our home. The app showed a fare of Rs 532,” Goel wrote. She said the journey went smoothly until the driver claimed a higher fare at the end of the ride. “When we reached our destination, the driver said his app showed Rs 650 and started insisting that we pay immediately because he had another ride waiting,”