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Uber Account Hacked, Terrible Uber Customer Service

3 pointsby havellaalmost 8 years ago
1. Received an email saying my account info was updated. 2. Unable to log in in phone app or website 3. Uber doesn&#x27;t recognize email or phone number so I&#x27;m not longer an &#x27;active&#x27; rider.<p>Got these Uber responses:<p>Email 1: Hi, We do not have any active rider accounts in our system associated with the information that you provided.<p>If you have an alternative phone number, or email address, that your existing account might be associated with, please follow up with us and we&#x27;ll be happy to take another look.<p>Email 2:<p>Hi, Uber policy limits our ability to share account holder information. This information can only be shared via the process outlined in our Privacy Policy.<p>For guidelines on information typically requested by local law enforcement, please visit this page.<p>Note: I already blocked the ccard, and nothing was charged.

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db48xalmost 8 years ago
I guess those responses aren&#x27;t wrong, technically, if the person who stole your account changed the email address and phone number for your account. Not very forward-thinking on Uber&#x27;s part though.<p>Annoying for you, but I guess it won&#x27;t be too difficult for you to get a new account, since they no longer recognize you.
thisonealmost 8 years ago
email is a dead end with Uber. If you listen to the Reply All episodes about a hacked account, the only way they got to a person was by calling the emergency phone line.<p>(ignore the vast portions of the episodes where they wild goose chase improbable scenario after improbable scenario though. Bloody infuriating)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gimletmedia.com&#x2F;episode&#x2F;91-the-russian-passenger&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gimletmedia.com&#x2F;episode&#x2F;91-the-russian-passenger&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gimletmedia.com&#x2F;episode&#x2F;93-beware-all&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gimletmedia.com&#x2F;episode&#x2F;93-beware-all&#x2F;</a>