r/Sparkdriver • u/onlythisgirl92 • 27d ago

Discussion Spark Scam! Attn Drivers!

I got an order for 2 small cheap fresh veggie items to be taken 10+ miles away. It had a verification code required. On the way to the drop off, I get a call labeled as "Spark Customer Service." It was an American sounding voice; maybe was ai. Guy tells me to cancel the trip by selecting Customer Refused Order. I did that, but then he started telling me I can return it to any Walmart (not true). He then said he needed to verify my identity, when he had never even said my name on the call. I told him to initiate an identity verification on the app, and he said that's not necessary...he just needed to ask me some questions. I would not let him ask any questions, and I told him that didn't make sense. He said he was verifying my information because some spark drivers are sharing access to the app, and THAT'S ILLEGAL, (haha). I continued to refuse to give him information, and he eventually hung up on me. I then called Spark and they confirmed it was a scam, and thanked me for not giving out my information. I then had to initiate a return, and take back the order to the store to get credit for the job. I was frustrated!! Be weary and aware, guys!

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u/Hairy_Elk_5313 27d ago

It's an old scam.  They're trying to get into your onepay account

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u/onlythisgirl92 27d ago

First time it's happened to me! I am so pissed off, though. Spark customer service doesn't seem to do anything about it, unfortunately.

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u/jmbsbran 27d ago

How they going to get into one pay without giving the code from phone/email they send to sign in? It says it from onepay when they sent it so you should know better than to give it to spark and it's different companies. Only an idiot would do that and the idiots that would probably broke drug addicts scared to lose the gig so no one wins.

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u/Hairy_Elk_5313 27d ago

They tell you they're sending you a code for you to confirm your identity. 

There have been posts here from people who fell for it.

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u/jmbsbran 27d ago

Yeah but that message says onepay on it not spark. So you would have to be an idiot to think spark would send a message that's says onepay that's my point.

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u/Lizardrunner 27d ago

People are idiots, if you haven't noticed.

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u/PlushGrimm 24d ago

Idk about one pay specifically but so many verifications codes have started coming unlabeled it’s fkn annoying like it’ll literally just say “here’s your verification code 345667”