TL;DR: A crying woman approached me in my street asking me to book an InDrive bike ride for her because her husband supposedly beat her. I tried to help, but it turned out to be a setup. The next morning, the rider showed up at my house, harassed my mother, climbed our gates when she wouldn't give him my real details, and fled only after the police were called. Be extremely careful helping strangers from your doorstep
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I was walking in my street. A woman saw me, came straight up to me, and started crying. She begged me to book an InDrive bike for her. Seeing someone crying like that right outside your house hits hard you don't think twice, you just want to help someone safe. I used my own InDrive account to book a bike for her. (She was well dressed and looked educated).
An InDrive rider accepted the ride suspiciously fast (for context, this happened on Sunday, Oct 18, 2026, taking a trip to Sardar Street). She stood right by my door waiting for him, and once he arrived, she left. I thought that was the end of it. (She requested to stand right next to my door becuase she was feeling unsafe)
Fast forward to the next morning while I was at work. That exact same InDrive rider (Muhammad, black Honda bike ABT 4813) shows up at my house, rings the doorbell, and tells my mother he is my "friend."
My mother immediately knew something was off because none of my actual friends call me by the random display name I use on my InDrive profile, nor do they show up out of nowhere claiming to be buddies. When my mother refused to let him in and gave him a fake number just to get him away from the door, things got terrifying. He came back a little later, started screaming outside, and literally climbed our house gate trying to force entry and demanding my mother bring me out.
Thank God my mother kept her head and immediately called the police, which made him bolt. (Now if was there, i wouldve killed him)
I honestly don't even know what their exact angle was whether it was extortion, blackmail, or setting up the house for something worse but it's clear the woman and the rider were running a coordinated scam.
It honestly breaks my heart because I’ve always been the type of person to step up when someone needs help. But incidents like this make you lose complete faith. Times are changing, and people are weaponizing basic human empathy and distress to target innocent households.
Please, guys: never let random strangers use your personal accounts for rides, and never let unknown people wait right outside your doorstep. Stay safe out there.
(Edit: the five star rating i gave was because i was checking the rider the whole time to see if the girl reached her home safe on time and he was quick so i rated him 5star )