Car wrap/car advertising scam
One of the biggest scams that we are seeing this year at Georgia’s Own Credit Union is the car wrap or car advertising scam.
Here’s how the scam operates:
You receive an email asking if they would like to make some money by having their car wrapped in a well-known brand logo (e.g. Oral B, Dr. Pepper, or Rock Star Energy Drink). The offer sounds good, especially since there is the option of removing the wrapped sticker after a number of months. Once the offer is accepted, the scammers will send a check for a large amount of money, according to the length of time the member wants to be a “mobile advertiser”.
The instructions for cashing the check indicate that a certain portion of the money is to be kept as the member’s payment and the rest is to be sent via wire transfer to the company who will supposedly wrap their vehicle. After wiring the money, the original check will be returned and the total amount of the check will be debited from your account.
Keep in Mind / Ways to Recognize this Scam:
- Remember, no major brand would hire just anybody to wrap their cars with advertising. It’s great to get paid to advertise on your car, but corporations are very careful about their image and typically have large marketing departments in-house.
- The scammers steal images from websites belonging to reputable companies that do professional car wrapping and make the email recipient believe it’s their business.
- Delete the email, not every online job opportunity that comes your way is real. If you receive a counterfeit check, please shred or you can contact ERM Security at [email protected].
So what if check is deposited and you don’t wire them the money that is a way to get the scammers back hit their pockets and let them see how it fills
I received a car wrap advertising scam check today. Luckily I pulled up your website and saw it was a scam. Thanks for informing.
Please forward any information you have regarding this to [email protected].
I RECEIVED ONE OF THE SCAM CHECK THIS SATURDAY5/18/19. I KNEW IT WAS AN HONEST JOB OFFER CHECK NUMBER 63065 BLUE Cashier’s check MAY 07, 2019. $1200.00 TO: j UPSHAW
RE: FRANK JOHNSON IN THE BODY OF THE CHECK.SENT USPS PRIORITY FROM TRUMAN ROLLINGS 1077 SANTO ANTONIO DR COLTON CA 92324-7107 IS THE SENDER.
USPS TRACKING #9205 5902 4167 5500 0011 8043009
SHIPPED 5/13/19 FLAT RATE ENVELOPE YOU DON’T GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING, ESPECIALLY MONEY. I IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE CON. HOPE THIS HELPS SOME UNSUSPECTING PERSON!!!!!!!!
I just received this SCAM today in the mail that according to the info on the envelope it came from Casey Nelson, Tulsa, Okla.
Reviews on the WWW cautions folks like me to WATCH OUT and went on to explain how this is a SCAM-Extraordinaire!!! I have a new paper shredder that is going to have the privilege of shredding the BS out of this scam.
Thieves, thieves, thieves…everywhere I look I see thieves!!!