A SUN reporter posing as an illegal Channel migrant rented a Just Eat courier account and made a delivery within minutes despite promises of a crackdown.
Pretending to be an asylum seeker from Afghanistan, he purchased the login to the delivery app’s service from a seller called Danyel.
Steve BellSun reporter Thomas Godfrey, posing as an illegal Channel migrant, rented a Just Eat courier account and made a delivery within minutes[/caption]
Steve BellOur reporter took a KFC Bargain Bucket to cement contractor Joe Stanton, 27, for his family[/caption]
We showed how easy it was to scam the system after a Sun investigation last week showed migrants across the country could work illegally from asylum hotels as fast-food delivery drivers within hours of arriving in Britain.
Today, bosses of Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat will be hauled in by the Home Office.
As part of his cover story, our reporter told the account “dealer” — who operated on open Facebook forums under his real name — that he had no right to work in the UK as he had only just been processed by the Home Office.
But the dealer, based in Guildford, Surrey, told us: “It is no problem if you do your job, mate.”
The account had been verified by Just Eat after background, criminal and passport checks on Danyel’s Romanian documents.
Our reporter was handed control of the account for £40 a week.
Its earnings history revealed riders renting it earlier this year had made more than £250 in a week.
He was given a shift dropping off orders on Wednesday night in nearby Addlestone, and delivered a Wimpy burger, chips and strawberry milkshake to Just Eat customer Rebekah.
When we told her what was going on, Rebekah, who was looking after her mum, said: “That makes me a bit nervous.”
Two days later, he switched to Gravesend, Kent, and was immediately flooded with offers without being asked to verify his identity.
The dealer assured our man that, had he been asked, he would have logged in and verified himself before handing back control.
Our reporter took a KFC Bargain Bucket to cement contractor Joe Stanton, 27, for his family.
He told us: “This shows how easy it is, and the fact that anyone could do it.”
An Indian takeaway was dropped to Parminder Singh, 51, who works as a registered delivery driver.
He told us: “When you order through an app, you put your trust into that company.
“This does make me wary about who can turn up.”
Furious Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick said: “Firms like this are not just profiting from the small boat crisis, they’re fuelling it.”
Just Eat said: “We’d like to thank The Sun for drawing this case to our attention.
“The account has been suspended while we conduct a thorough investigation.”
Bordering on lunacy
DESPERATE migrants clutch children’s rubber rings as they start a Channel crossing — despite such inflatables being useless in emergencies.
At least 40 men were seen crammed into a dinghy when it launched from Gravelines, near Calais yesterday.
LNPSmall boat migrants clutch children’s rubber rings as they start a Channel crossing[/caption]
Fine weather this week could bring this year’s small boat arrivals to 20,000.
The tally is currently at 18,500 — up by almost 6,000 on this time last year.
Meanwhile, a new migrants return deal with France is expected to be announced.
LNPMigrants waiting to board a boat on the French coast[/caption]
LNPFine weather this week could bring this year’s small boat arrivals to 20,000[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
