https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/us/ohio-uber-driver-murder-charge/index.html
It’s not clear from the story, but it seems this may be a case of scammers targeting an elderly person, and that person getting confused and scared when it came to the final stage of the scam, which if necessary may involve sending an Uber to the target’s home to pick up cash or to take the target to the bank to withdraw money.
I wrote about scammers sending Ubers to victims’ homes back in 2022:
