I took an Uber to work, and the driver kept taking calls in Spanish. One word stood out: “EBT.” Right before I got out, he asked quietly: “Need cheaper groceries? I can swipe SNAP for you.” He said he works night shifts because his daytime is “full of orders.” The “orders” are people messaging him on Snapchat with shopping lists, asking him to purchase items with SNAP, then paying him about 60% in cash. He showed me the messages: 6 lbs of beef, 4 cartons of milk, kids’ yogurt, and even disinfecting wipes (not SNAP-eligible). I asked how he gets away with it. He said, “The cashier knows me. They’ll mark everything as ‘food.’” To him, it wasn’t fraud: “I’m just a middleman. These families need cash.” But some of those “families” were asking for $400 worth of groceries weekly and paying him only $250. Who’s helping who—and who’s exploiting who? Hard to tell. #SNAPFraud #EBTTrade #GigWorkStories #BackdoorDeals #SNAPDebate