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Black market for identities in delivery apps

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Published on Enter.co | October 2025

Bloomberg Line revealed the existence of a black market for delivery driver accounts in Colombia, where fake profiles are openly traded to circumvent identity controls on platforms like Rappi and Uber Eats, exposing a structural problem that Intexus’ biometric verification is designed to solve.

“Black market for delivery driver accounts: This is how fake profiles are traded on apps like Rappi and Uber Eats.” — Bloomberg Line

Bloomberg Line’s investigation documented how verified courier accounts are sold and rented on social media and messaging groups, allowing unauthorized individuals to operate under other people’s identities. This identity fraud puts both consumers and legitimate couriers at risk. Intexus’s identity verification and facial recognition solution—already proven in demanding sectors like government and banking—offers gig economy platforms a continuous authentication layer that goes far beyond initial onboarding: real-time verification, liveness detection, and alerts for anomalous login behavior.

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