India, Jan. 27 -- An elderly woman in Bengaluru was allegedly cheated by an auto driver posing as an Uber driver, after a ride was booked remotely for her by a family member. The incident shared on Reddit has triggered concerns over commuter safety and impersonation scams in the city.

In the post titled ''Karnataka auto scam: impersonating Uber drivers and exploiting elderly passengers', the user described how he had booked an Uber Auto for his mother from a different location and was monitoring the trip details on the app, while the mother herself had no access to the app or ride information.

According to the post, an auto driver arrived at the pickup point and claimed to be from Uber/Ola, persuading her to get into the vehicle. Althou...