Delivery riders vexed by fake Foodpanda orders that may be linked to loanshark harassment

Mr C.S. (centre) with four other riders outside a Housing Board flat in Ang Mo Kio. PHOTO: COURTESY OF MR C. S.
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SINGAPORE - It looks like a legitimate cash-on-delivery food order, but when an assigned rider shows up at the delivery address, no one receives the order and the so-called customer cannot be contacted.

The rider has made a wasted trip and the hawker is not paid - a common problem in the last two months on the Foodpanda food delivery service platform.

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