Tennis fans are warned about a shocking scam at the Australian Open Fans heading to the Australian Open have been warned to be on the lookout for Melbourne cab drivers who will try to scam them by using a shonky payment method to rip them off.
'This is the method they [the drivers] use when they charge you $80 to take you from the MCG to Richmond,' 13Cabs head of public affairs David Samuel told News Corp. 'The taxi meter is what creates integrity in the taxi.
Tennis fans who plan on heading to Melbourne to see stars like Alex De Minaur (pictured) at the Australian Open have been told to be on the lookout for shonky taxi drivers.
Some taxi drivers are using the underhanded trick to charge customers as much as $80 for a fare from the MCG to Richmond, which is just a short walk from the famous stadium, and one traveller was told to pay $100 for a six-kilometre journey recently.
They are instead using a different, hand-held payment terminal to get around the meter and charge hugely inflated prices.
