SINGAPORE, Dec. 1 -- A Lalamove driver who accepted a late-night delivery job "for the learning experience" ended up losing S$200 (RM640) after the order turned out to be a scam.

According to AsiaOne, the man said he took the job at about 2am last March despite hesitating at first, as the promise of a S$140 commission seemed attractive when no online-paid jobs were available.

He told Stomp that he had never taken such jobs before, but assumed it would be safe since it came through the Lalamove app.

The customer, who contacted him using an Indonesian number, first instructed him to buy S$23.80 worth of food in Bedok with his own money.

He was then told to pick up drinks, potato chips and tissue packets costing another S$5.75 from a con...