DALLAS, Texas — A report from DailyMail.com has uncovered a disturbing trend of immigrants using false names and false identities to work illegally as food delivery drivers.
In Venezuela in particular, the report said, hundreds of migrants are “borrowing” other people's delivery app accounts to deliver food to people's homes.
Lack of identity authentication raises questions about the safety of the app.
“Even before I left Venezuela and came here, I knew I could get a food delivery job using an account that wasn't my own,” one migrant working as a DoorDash driver in Dallas told DailyMail.com.
According to reports, posts from migrants asking for access to delivery app accounts appear on Facebook every day.
“Who is renting DoorDash accounts?” one woman posted in a Facebook group called “Venezuelan Friends in Dallas, Texas.”
At least 20,000 Venezuelans are reportedly living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, most of whom arrived in 2021 or later.
Both Uber and DoorDash responded to the allegations by pointing to their own security measures.
“Our community guidelines clearly prohibit account sharing and we take it very seriously,” Uber told DailyMail.com. “If we find a courier sharing an account or using a fraudulent account, we will remove their access to our platform, without exception.”
DoorDash referenced information on its website that described the process as “robust, multi-layered identity and safety screening.”
Neither app explains why these security measures don't stop immigrants from openly renting out their accounts on social media.