re: Fake Uber drivers robbing people in New Orleans

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In New Orleans to visit friends from college, the Houston man left Pat O’Brien's bar on Jan. 2 at about 3 a.m. and hailed a ride via a phone app. Two women driving a car that appeared to be the same make and model as the one shown on the app pulled up. He got in.

He doesn’t remember what happened next.

“I didn’t confirm the license plate,” he said. “I got in and kind of went black from there.”

When the man woke up, he was outside the Caesars Superdome, bleeding from the head. His Rolex watch, phone, debit and credit cards were missing. A trip to the emergency room at Touro Infirmary showed a minor concussion.

Meanwhile, the robbers had accessed his stock brokerage app, transferred money and bought Visa gift cards. He estimates his total property loss at $25,000. He’s most upset about losing his late grandfather’s watch.

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