Insane Uber Stories That Actually Happened

Ten Uber stories that actually happened, told with the names, dates and numbers from court records and news reports. A four-mile pub ride billed at £35,427.97. A kidnapping that ended on Interstate 95. An Uber that, police say, waited outside a bank robbery. Hacked phones running an app called Screwber. A driver who ran into a burning building mid-ride. And a $40.3 million arbitration award. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:33 The £35,427.97 pub ride 1:30 She woke up in another state 2:42 She took the car 3:55 Screwber 5:23 The detour 6:23 The getaway was an Uber 7:35 The courier scam 9:39 Go, go, go 10:34 The $1,635 ride home 11:46 The cleaning fee Sources (the numbers match the citations on screen) [1] Fortune, "Uber charges man for 15-minute journey" (Oliver Kaplan), Oct 10, 2022 [2] 1News (TVNZ), "UK man charged $70k for 15-minute Uber trip", Oct 10, 2022 [3] NBC News, "Uber driver pleads guilty to kidnapping sleeping passenger", Mar 2019 [4] CBS New York, Uber driver sentenced to prison for kidnapping passenger, Jun 24, 2019 [5] FOX 2 Detroit, "Police: Man uses Uber to rob bank, has driver wait to take him home", Nov 18, 2022 [6] CBS Detroit, "Police: Man takes Uber to rob Southfield bank", Nov 2022 [7] amNY, federal charges in the "Screwber" Uber fraud scheme, Aug 28, 2024 [8] Insurance Journal, rideshare fraud scheme charges, Aug 30, 2024 [9] New York Daily News (via Yahoo), developers of "Screwber" app sentenced to 2 years, May 2026 [10] WHYY (Associated Press), drunk man takes $1,600 Uber from West Virginia to New Jersey, Mar 2, 2018 [11] Inside Edition, company pays for drunk man's $1,600 Uber ride, Mar 8, 2018 [12] CBS News, "Ohio man, 83, convicted of killing Uber driver who he wrongly thought was robbing him after scam calls", Jan 2026 [13] 25 News Now (WEEK-TV), Uber driver in Normal prevents courier pickup scammers stealing $20,000, Jan 22, 2026 [14] FOX 5 New York / FOX 10 Phoenix, Sedona elder fraud thwarted by retired cop turned Uber driver, Jun 5, 2026 [15] WEAU / Gray News (from AZFamily), "Don't do it": Uber driver helps stop woman in her 90s getting scammed, Jun 8, 2026 [16] ABC News, Uber ordered to pay $40M to parents of woman fatally struck, Sep 2026 [17] 13abc (Associated Press), parents awarded $40 million after Uber found liable, Sep 19, 2026 [18] KPRC 2 Click2Houston, Houston officers jump in Uber for help chasing running suspect, Aug 21, 2026 [19] NBC News, Uber driver helps police in Houston manhunt, Aug 23, 2026 [20] FOX 7 Austin, woman accused of stealing Uber driver's car to catch flight, Dec 12, 2023 [21] CBS Austin, woman accused of stealing Uber driver's vehicle and credit card before flight, Dec 12, 2023 [22] TODAY (NBC), Uber driver hailed as hero for stopping ride to help at burning house, Aug 2022 [23] CBS New York, Uber driver hailed as hero for helping tenant escape burning Bedford-Stuyvesant building, Aug 18, 2022 [24] CBS News, "Uber driver shot and killed by 81-year-old Ohio man after both received scam calls, police say", Mar 2024 (used for his age at the time) People who were charged but not convicted are described only by what police and court records said. Some scenes are dramatized illustrations; they do not show the real people involved. #uber #truestories #uberstories