‘I want to sleep with you’: Woman shares terrifying experience with food delivery driver
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Food delivery apps have become a staple of modern convenience, but what happens when trust in the system is shaken?
A routine takeaway order took a disturbing turn, raising serious concerns about identity verification and customer safety.
What unfolded next has left many questioning the safeguards in place to protect users from potential threats.
A woman in the UK was left shaken after an Uber Eats driver bombarded her with inappropriate messages, offering her £10,000 ($A19,800) for sex while she waited for her food.
The male courier had been posing as a woman on the app, raising questions about Uber Eats’ identity verification process.
Tia O’Reilly, 20, from Hyde, Greater Manchester, watched as the driver approached her home on the app’s tracker while sending her unsettling messages.
‘I'm thinking God, what am I going to do? If I lived alone it could’ve been very different,’ she told media.
She later discovered she was not the only one who had encountered male couriers falsely listed as female on the platform.
‘I don’t know how they get away with it,’ she said.
‘What exactly are the ID protocols in place to prove who they are?’
Ms O’Reilly shared her experience on social media, where several delivery drivers claimed they were required to take selfies every hour to confirm their identity.
The incident occurred on 4 February when she and her boyfriend ordered pizza and fries after she returned home from work.
The driver, who picked up the food at around 2:30 am, began messaging her almost immediately.
‘It started off when he was saying he was tired, "if I don’t give you the order will you report me?"’ she recalled.
She told him: ‘You accepted the order, if you’re tired don’t accept the order, go home. You can clock off at any time.’
The conversation then took a disturbing turn.
She continued: ‘Then it went straight away to "Are you married? Are you home alone? I want to sleep with you", offering me money.’
Messages revealed the driver initially offered £5,000 ($A10,000) before raising it to £10,000.
‘He said "I am a boy, can I f*** you if you break up with your boyfriend?"’ she said.
‘It’s there in writing that he’s admitting that he’s a man.’
Unbeknownst to the driver, it was Ms O’Reilly’s boyfriend who had responded to many of the messages, repeatedly telling him to leave her alone.
‘As this person was texting me they were moving towards us on the map,’ she said.
She noted that living in an apartment made access to her flat more difficult, but a different setting could have led to a far worse situation.
‘If I lived in a house it could’ve been very different.’
The ordeal left her deeply concerned about how easily couriers could misrepresent themselves.
‘If I was a couple of young girls at a sleepover using my mum’s phone to order food what could’ve happened then?’ she asked.
‘They don’t understand what he’s asking for and he doesn’t know who they are—then suddenly he’s at the door.’
Ms O’Reilly later had another driver listed as a woman on a motorbike arrive in a car, and he too turned out to be male.
She reported the initial incident to Uber Eats but was frustrated by the lack of a clear response.
She said: ‘They are going to investigate it further and I won’t be matched with that driver again.’
‘Obviously, my response was "I don’t think anybody should be matched with that driver again".’
She was informed the matter would be escalated, but nearly two weeks later, she had received no further updates.
Her biggest concern was that the driver had access to her personal information.
‘I quite easily screenshot everything, all the information I was given about the driver, so he could’ve quite easily screenshot all of my information, my name, my address, my number,’ she continued.
Other users on social media shared similar experiences of male couriers posing as women on the app.
Ms O’Reilly also saw responses from delivery drivers who were confused about how the man had bypassed verification checks.
She said: ‘I had Uber Eats drivers comment on my post and say they don’t really understand how he’s got away with it because they get face ID’d every hour, just to check in that it’s them doing the deliveries.’
‘How true that is I don’t know. But that would make more sense.’
She reported the matter to police, who informed her that an officer had requested CCTV footage from the restaurant.
A spokesperson for Uber Eats stated the company had a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual harassment and misconduct: ‘Any reports we receive are investigated thoroughly and we have a dedicated support team who is available 24/7.’
‘Couriers who use the Uber Eats app are required to follow our Community Guidelines and any courier found to be in breach of these guidelines will face appropriate action, including the possibility of losing access to the app.’
Greater Manchester Police has been contacted for further comment.
In a previous story, a nurse shared her terrifying experience with an Uber Eats driver who allegedly began stalking her after a delivery.
Her chilling account adds to growing concerns about safety on food delivery platforms.
Read more about her ordeal and the unsettling pattern emerging among delivery drivers.
With food delivery apps becoming a daily convenience, do you think stricter identity checks are needed to ensure customer safety? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
A routine takeaway order took a disturbing turn, raising serious concerns about identity verification and customer safety.
What unfolded next has left many questioning the safeguards in place to protect users from potential threats.
A woman in the UK was left shaken after an Uber Eats driver bombarded her with inappropriate messages, offering her £10,000 ($A19,800) for sex while she waited for her food.
The male courier had been posing as a woman on the app, raising questions about Uber Eats’ identity verification process.
Tia O’Reilly, 20, from Hyde, Greater Manchester, watched as the driver approached her home on the app’s tracker while sending her unsettling messages.
Uber Eats driver exposed after disturbing messages. Image source: Facebook
‘I'm thinking God, what am I going to do? If I lived alone it could’ve been very different,’ she told media.
She later discovered she was not the only one who had encountered male couriers falsely listed as female on the platform.
‘I don’t know how they get away with it,’ she said.
‘What exactly are the ID protocols in place to prove who they are?’
Ms O’Reilly shared her experience on social media, where several delivery drivers claimed they were required to take selfies every hour to confirm their identity.
The incident occurred on 4 February when she and her boyfriend ordered pizza and fries after she returned home from work.
The driver, who picked up the food at around 2:30 am, began messaging her almost immediately.
‘It started off when he was saying he was tired, "if I don’t give you the order will you report me?"’ she recalled.
She told him: ‘You accepted the order, if you’re tired don’t accept the order, go home. You can clock off at any time.’
The conversation then took a disturbing turn.
She continued: ‘Then it went straight away to "Are you married? Are you home alone? I want to sleep with you", offering me money.’
Messages revealed the driver initially offered £5,000 ($A10,000) before raising it to £10,000.
‘He said "I am a boy, can I f*** you if you break up with your boyfriend?"’ she said.
‘It’s there in writing that he’s admitting that he’s a man.’
Unbeknownst to the driver, it was Ms O’Reilly’s boyfriend who had responded to many of the messages, repeatedly telling him to leave her alone.
‘As this person was texting me they were moving towards us on the map,’ she said.
She noted that living in an apartment made access to her flat more difficult, but a different setting could have led to a far worse situation.
‘If I lived in a house it could’ve been very different.’
The ordeal left her deeply concerned about how easily couriers could misrepresent themselves.
‘If I was a couple of young girls at a sleepover using my mum’s phone to order food what could’ve happened then?’ she asked.
‘They don’t understand what he’s asking for and he doesn’t know who they are—then suddenly he’s at the door.’
Ms O’Reilly later had another driver listed as a woman on a motorbike arrive in a car, and he too turned out to be male.
She reported the initial incident to Uber Eats but was frustrated by the lack of a clear response.
She said: ‘They are going to investigate it further and I won’t be matched with that driver again.’
‘Obviously, my response was "I don’t think anybody should be matched with that driver again".’
She was informed the matter would be escalated, but nearly two weeks later, she had received no further updates.
Her biggest concern was that the driver had access to her personal information.
‘I quite easily screenshot everything, all the information I was given about the driver, so he could’ve quite easily screenshot all of my information, my name, my address, my number,’ she continued.
Other users on social media shared similar experiences of male couriers posing as women on the app.
Ms O’Reilly also saw responses from delivery drivers who were confused about how the man had bypassed verification checks.
She said: ‘I had Uber Eats drivers comment on my post and say they don’t really understand how he’s got away with it because they get face ID’d every hour, just to check in that it’s them doing the deliveries.’
‘How true that is I don’t know. But that would make more sense.’
She reported the matter to police, who informed her that an officer had requested CCTV footage from the restaurant.
A spokesperson for Uber Eats stated the company had a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual harassment and misconduct: ‘Any reports we receive are investigated thoroughly and we have a dedicated support team who is available 24/7.’
‘Couriers who use the Uber Eats app are required to follow our Community Guidelines and any courier found to be in breach of these guidelines will face appropriate action, including the possibility of losing access to the app.’
Greater Manchester Police has been contacted for further comment.
In a previous story, a nurse shared her terrifying experience with an Uber Eats driver who allegedly began stalking her after a delivery.
Her chilling account adds to growing concerns about safety on food delivery platforms.
Read more about her ordeal and the unsettling pattern emerging among delivery drivers.
With food delivery apps becoming a daily convenience, do you think stricter identity checks are needed to ensure customer safety? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
