THE RUMOUR FILE A Melbourne woman has called triple-zero from the back seat of an Uber, after she suspected she was scammed by a driver at the airport. “It’s a very disturbing case,” 3AW Breakfast host Ross Stevenson said. Press PLAY to hear the call to the Rumour File (and also more from the director […]
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