Chinese teen in Chicago charged USD 4,420 for cab
5 Sept 2013 5:00 AM IST
This must have been one hell of a ride! An 18-year-old Chinese student who arrived in Chicago to join a US university was allegedly duped by a cab driver who charged him a whopping USD 4,420 for a ride that should have cost only USD 300.
Cops are now hunting the cabbie who approached the University of Illinois student at O'Hare Airport's arrivals hall on 20 August. The driver told the teenager it was too late for a bus to his Champaign campus.
He told the student, who apparently had a limited command of English, that it would cost USD 1,000 for the 241-km journey, 'New York Daily News' reported.
However, on arriving at the destination, the driver reportedly demanded USD 4,800 as the fare.
‘The student said he didn't have that much so he gave him all he had,’ University of Illinois police Seargent Tom Geis told The News-Gazette.
The student paid the driver around USD 4,420. Geis said the teen was so overwhelmed that he left his cellphone in the scammer's vehicle. It is unclear why the student had so much money with him and why he decided to trust the driver.
Cops are now hunting the cabbie who approached the University of Illinois student at O'Hare Airport's arrivals hall on 20 August. The driver told the teenager it was too late for a bus to his Champaign campus.
He told the student, who apparently had a limited command of English, that it would cost USD 1,000 for the 241-km journey, 'New York Daily News' reported.
However, on arriving at the destination, the driver reportedly demanded USD 4,800 as the fare.
‘The student said he didn't have that much so he gave him all he had,’ University of Illinois police Seargent Tom Geis told The News-Gazette.
The student paid the driver around USD 4,420. Geis said the teen was so overwhelmed that he left his cellphone in the scammer's vehicle. It is unclear why the student had so much money with him and why he decided to trust the driver.
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