I’m posting my experience from lalamove as I see that it is still ongoing. To let others know that it is not as uncommon as you think. And be wary of such tactics. May I also add this happened in august and yet now at close to dec I can still see the exact same thing happening.
I took a courier job from lalamove
The guy called me using WhatsApp call say he wants me to get an important document from his business partner and appreciate if I rush cause he wants to sleep already..
so I rushed all the way down woodlands.
He said his partner never listen to the call and asked me to knock the door. which is logical as ppl may fall asleep from paperwork esp at 1 am. So I knocked and call his name. The said guy come to the door. i said I’m looking for the guy name. Then he started to continuously snap my photo and my hp photo which Idk wtf is going on.
Then he kept forcing me to hang up the call and kept saying that I’m abetting with ah long. So I told him that I’m with the courier lalamove and I’m suppose to get documents from you. I cannot hang up my call from my client.
He kept threatening police as I’m angry already since I have zero idea whats going on and I told him to just call police settle.
Then he asks me on loudspeaker then all vulgarities is targetted at the guy. And then owe $ pay $. Then end up no $ n even rush all the way to woodland at max speed. (legally ofc). Then I learnt of these ah long tactics.
After that, I brought up with lalamove as I worked for them sometime and had never had such cases plus there was no precaution told by them. So I asked them to put as notifications which I realized a few days later it has not been done.
So I kept chasing them to do it. Then he confessed to me that they can’t do it as it will make the delivery partners avoid cash order at midnight. My impression of them was that they are more worried about the delivery riders avoiding orders than the delivery riders being cheated by such tactics.
The police also told me that I was the third for that day and morning noon also have. But lalamove claimed that they did all after 12 am. Lalamove also does not compensate for their delivery partner if you were to face such an issue. So you waste your time and petrol money.