"A neighbour put a photo of a package on the group and said, 'Does anybody know this person?', Lizzy told the BBC, referring to the unfamiliar name on the package. 'Nobody did. The next day, a great big package was on my doorstep.'"
"'I opened it, and it was this starter pack. It had a waterproof top, another top, a big Deliveroo bag and a phone-holder of some sort,' Lizzy continued. 'It just seemed very, very strange, which is why I thought there's some kind of scam going on.'"
"Deliveroo said the six kits were intended for riders who had passed its right to work, criminal records and proof of address checks, but added it had suspended their accounts while it investigates. The food delivery company also said that, as with many online shopping platforms, the website that the kits are ordered from allows buyers to choose delivery to any address, 'for example, a place of work or as a gift'."
South London residents received unsolicited Deliveroo starter kits delivered to their doorsteps and discovered Thames Water accounts had been opened or altered in their names. The starter kits were addressed to names common in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia, sparking suspicions of a scam. Deliveroo stated the kits were intended for riders who had passed right-to-work, criminal-record and proof-of-address checks and said it had suspended the implicated accounts while investigating. Deliveroo also noted its ordering website allows buyers to choose any delivery address. A resident received a final demand for more than £400 after finding her water account had been closed and replaced by another.
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