A member of the Qatar Olympic delegation was the victim of a scam or mistake during a taxi ride in Paris.
For a journey of barely dix minutes In a taxi in Paris, a member of the Qatari Olympic delegation was charged 1 499 euros instead of the 14 euros displayed.
An expensive taxi ride for 10 minutes
This Monday, August 5, the director of public relations and communications for the Qatar Olympic delegation wanted to go to the tour Eiffel. He was coming out of a restaurant located avenue Montaigne in Paris. By car, the travel time between the two places is estimated at approximately 10 minutes. This is also the quickest way to get there.
So when he left the restaurant, he said called a taxi to take him to the Eiffel Tower. The man notices that the race shows him the sum of 14 euros to pay when he arrives at his destination. He decides to pay by bank cardHe then got out of the vehicle to admire one of the most famous monuments in the French capital.
Photo credit: Batsceba (DeviantArt) Some taxi drivers may be tempted to scam tourists during this Olympic Games period.
It is only a little later that he notices that he has been charged an incorrect amount for his taxi ride. A police source reportedly learned that Parisian that the member of the Qatar Olympic delegation was charged 1 499 euros. This represents more than a hundred times the amount displayed for the ten-minute journey.
Scam or simple careless mistake?
Following this mishap, the Qatari did not hesitate to alert the police to obtain justice. As a result, An investigation has been opened for fraud by the police station of the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The aim is to find the taxi driver who potentially scammed the man staying in Paris during the Olympic Games. Thus, the police want to know if other scams of this kind have been committed during this period when Many tourists seem to be easy targets for this kind of scam.
Another possibility emerges, that the taxi driver simply deceived when entering the amount to be paid on the payment terminal. Maybe he simply forgot to put a comma for 14.99 euros which turned into 1,499 euros. For the moment, the police continue to investigate this case which could be an isolated case.
Finally, it is always important to be careful check the displayed amount on the credit card terminal when paying, whether in a taxi or anywhere else. Sometimes, some merchants may try to scam you or unintentionally make a decimal mistake, which can cost expensive.
Source: www.autoplus.fr
