THIS is the shocking moment a Deliveroo rider pretends to drop off a takeaway — only to swipe it back seconds later after being caught on camera.
The sham delivery was filmed in Bristol , where stunned homeowner Daniel Ali, 19, watched the bizarre scam unfold on his doorbell camera on August 18.
The footage shows the courier placing the meal on the doormat and snapping a photo for “proof”, before stuffing it back in his bag and cycling away.
Ali said: “It was a crazy experience,” after sharing the footage on TikTok, where it quickly racked up thousands of views.
The stunned customer later revealed the rider got in touch after the footage blew up online, apologising and begging for the viral video to be taken down.
Viewers were left fuming with one saying: “Absolutely disgusting, he should be banned.”
Another raged: “This is theft, plain and simple.”
Furious social media users warned the stunt could leave vulnerable people hungry, with some relying on deliveries for their only hot meal of the day.
Calls mounted for Deliveroo to act fast.
The firm has since refunded the cost of the food, and Ali has agreed to remove the video.
A Deliveroo spokesperson told Bristol World said: “Deliveroo is committed to ensuring the highest standards of behaviour and we take customer experience extremely seriously.
“We offboarded the rider and issued a refund to the customer after they alerted us to this incident.”
