Northern Virginia man Alex Kang's birthday is in September, and he's already shared the one gift that's on his mind: Stopping dine-and-dashers at his Fairfax, Va., restaurant.
Kang told 7News the suspect in question - who is now on City of Fairfax Police Department's radar - orders two or three meals at a time on DoorDash, picks up the food in-person at the restaurant, and cancels the order on the app before an employee has a chance to press the button confirming the pick-up.
Kang said the man used different names like Simbarashe, Walter, and Courtney to place the orders for himself and others, but would make excuses for the cancellations. He filed reports were with City of Fairfax Police for each incident, but they haven't been able to make an arrest. Police officials said they caught another person using the same scheme, but the case remains inactive until they can identify the man."I get why she was so confused and laughed about it," Kang told 7News over the phone. "The amount is so little it's not really worth their time.
It was not until 7News reached out that a spokesperson said they have identified the four fraudulent orders and deactivated his accounts.At DoorDash, we have no tolerance for fraud and we will not allow anyone to target or abuse merchants on our platform.We're reaching out to the restaurant owner to provide additional support and stand ready to support police with any investigation into this incident.