Imagine being charged nearly $10,000 for a cab ride of just 11 minutes and 1 mile.
It happened to language interpreter Margarita Bekker, who had a cab take her from the Powell Street subway station in San Francisco to a restaurant where she celebrated her husband’s birthday.
She said she paid $7.90 for the fare, but was charged $7.900 plus a tip of 25%, totalling $9,875.
“I was shocked. I was, frankly, crying on the phone because it’s a huge amount of money for me,” Bekker said.
She claims she begged Bank of America three months ago to correct the error. The bank eventually dropped the charge.
According to the taxi company, the driver is no longer employed by them. Bekker says that she will be receiving paper receipts starting now.