In a nutshell: car wrap scams are a type of fake check scams.
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I first wrote about this scam back in 2013 and it’s almost 10 years later and still going strong.
This post alone has over 1,000 comments from people I’ve helped and countless more have written to me privately. I’ve saved tens of millions of dollars from falling into scammers hands.
If you aren’t careful, it can cost you thousands of dollars.
In fact, a study by the FTC showed that people reported a median loss of $1,988 in 2019 to fake check scams, including car wrap scams (Source)
Today, I’ll explain what a car wrap scam is, how to spot one, and relay my own personal experience with this scam, complete with photos.
How Do Car Wrap Scams Work?
As I’ve mentioned, car wrap scams are a type of fake check scams.
Generally, here’s how a fake check scam works:
1. Scammers get in contact with you.
Scammers get your information while you’re looking for a legitimate work from home job and reach out with a job offer.
Or maybe you end up contacting them because you saw an ad to “get paid to drive,” “mystery shopper wanted,” or “virtual assistant wanted.”
Others tell you that you’ve won a sweepstakes, even though you don’t remember ever buying a ticket or entering a contest.
2. They send you a fake check.
Once the scammer is talking to you, they send you a genuine-looking check. These checks look genuine enough to fool you and bank tellers.
Car wrap scammers will send you a check for a greater amount than they agreed to pay you. They’ll then tell you to deposit the check and send the graphic designers or car wrap service the rest of the amount so they can come and wrap your car.
Mystery shopping scammers will assign you to evaluate the services of a money transfer service or money order retailers, and sometimes gift card retailers. They’ll then send you a check to deposit it in your personal account and then wire the money to someone else or buy gift cards in that amount and send the codes to them.
Virtual or personal assistant scammers send you a check and then instruct you to buy gift cards for supplies for your clients and then send them the codes.
Sweepstakes scammers send you a huge check and then instruct you to wire them a certain percentage for taxes, handling fees, or processing fees.
3. You deposit the fake check.
When you make a check deposit, banks are legally required to make the funds available for you to withdraw immediately.
So you withdraw the funds and send the money to someone else or buy the gift cards, etc.
It all seems fuss-free and above board, right?
Wrong.
4. The check bounces.
It can take days or even weeks to uncover a fake check.
Once it’s uncovered, the check bounces and the bank takes back the money from your account.
But you’ve already sent thousands of your own dollars to the criminals!
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And they’ve vanished by this time. No way to contact them, no way to get the gift card codes back.
So you’re on the hook for the money, and now you have to explain to your bank why you even deposited a fake check into your account in the first place. You’re out the overdraft fees as well if you don’t have enough to cover the money that the bank took back.
This post was originally published in 2013. This scam is STILL occurring today and it looks like it will continue well into the future.
In fact, car wrap scams are now even more dangerous as the people behind them are coming up with more convincing ways to trick people into losing their hard-earned money.
For instance, some of the brands they claim to work with include ROCKSTAR Energy Drink®, Monster Energy Drink, Aquafina, Pirelli Tyres, McCafe, Dunkin’ Donuts, Langers Juice Company, Dr. Pepper, Marlboro, Purell, and many other big names.
Keep reading to see my experience with this scam and if you have received an email that you think might be sketchy, please post it in the comments below.
Can I cash the fake check?
The very first question I get asked is: “Can’t I just take the fake check to one of those check cashing places and keep the money?”
The answer is a hard no.
Check cashing facilities do not hand out money anonymously. You need to provide them with your identity, proof of residence, proof of employment, phone number, address, and so on. Even if they do manage to cash the check for you, the check will bounce and now they know how to get in contact with you.
They will start off by calling you, then mailing a certified letter, then they will escalate it and get the authorities involved. If you do not respond to their attempts to contact you, you can expect a warrant to be placed for your arrest by the authorities.
How to Spot, Avoid, and Report a Car Wrap Scam
So, knowing all these, what can you do to protect yourself from being scammed?
Take note of the following information:
1. Know how legitimate car wrap companies operate.
Actual car wrap companies do exist, such as Carvertise, Wrapify, Nickelytics, and My Free Car.
The main thing is that normally drivers come to them, not the other way around. They typically evaluate drivers based on how many miles they drive, where they drive, and their driving record.
They typically cover the cost of the wrapping themselves, too.
So if you do receive an email asking if you’re interested in having your car wrapped and getting paid hundreds of dollars a week, and you know you haven’t contacted or applied to a car wrapping company, ignore it. That’s likely a car wrap scam.
Most importantly, the amount on the check they’ll send you is exactly for the agreed amount, if they even pay you by check. Carvertise, for instance, pays you via direct deposit.
2. Never deposit checks from people you don’t know.
Sometimes it can be that simple.
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3. Never use money from a check to buy gift cards, money orders, or wire money to third parties.
This applies even if you were written a check by someone you know.
If you buy gift cards and send the codes, or wire money, that’s like giving someone cash. You’re never going to get that money back.
Plus, what legitimate company wants you to send them digital gift cards? This alone doesn’t pass the sniff test.
4. If you receive a suspicious check, report it immediately.
Help yourself and other potential victims by reporting it to the following:
- Federal Trade Commission
- US Postal Inspection Service (under mail fraud)
- Attorney General
So what should you do when a scammer wants you to cash a fake check?
Here’s my personal experience with these car wrap scammers:
The Car Wrap Scam
In mid-September, I received an email from “David Christian” that originated from the address patriciabarrington@hotmail.com. The email simply said the following: Would You Wrap Your Car in an Ad for $300 Weekly? After I answered “yes,” I received the following email back:
Hello,
Wrap advertising is the marketing practice of completely or partially covering (wrapping) a vehicle in an advertisement or livery, thus turning it into a mobile billboard. This can be achieved by simply painting the vehicle surface, but it is becoming more common today to use large vinyl sheets as decals. These can be removed with relative ease, making it much less expensive to change from one advertisement to another. Vehicles with large, flat surfaces, such as buses and light-rail carriages, are fairly easy to work with, though smaller cars with curved surfaces can also be wrapped in this manner. Wrap advertising is available to anybody irrespective of the vehicle you drive.
We are currently seeking to employ individuals in the United States of America. How would you like to make money by simply driving your car or banner wrapped for ROCKSTAR Energy Drink®
How it works?
Here’s the basic premise of the “paid to drive” concept: ROCKSTAR Energy Drink® seek residents in the United States who are professional drivers to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a big advert for “ROCKSTAR Energy Drink®” plastered on your car. The ads are typically vinyl decals, also known as “auto wraps,”that almost seem to be painted on the vehicle, and which will cover any portion of your car’s exterior surface.Don’t Have a Car?
If you don’t have a car, you can also participate if you have a bike.What does the company get out of this type of ad strategy?
Lots of exposure and awareness. The auto wraps tend to be colorful, eye-catching and attract lots of attention. Plus, it’s a form of advertising with a captive audience,meaning people who are stuck in traffic can’t avoid seeing the wrapped car alongside them. This program will last for 3 months and the minimum you can participate is a month.What is the Contract Duration?
Once the wrap has been installed, minimum term is 4 weeks and maximum is 12 weeks.Would the wrap/decal damage the paint of my car?
The decal doesn’t damage the paint of car and will be removed by our representative once the contract expire. We will be responsible for installation and removal of the wrap.You will be compensated with $300.00 per week which is essentially a “rental”payment for letting our company use the space and no fee is required from you. ROCKSTAR Energy Drink® shall provide experts that would handle the advert placing on your car. You will receive an upfront payment of $300.00 in form of a check via courier service for accepting to carry this advert on your car.
It is very easy and simple no application fees required. Get back with the following details if you are interested in this offer.
Applicant information:
Name :
Full Street Address(not PO BOX) :
APT #:
City,State,Zip Code:
Cell Phone Number:
Home Phone Number:
Age:We shall be contacting you as soon as we receive this information.
Best Regards,
David Christian
Hiring Manager,
ROCKSTAR Energy Drink®
I provided my contact information, after which I received the following email:
Thank you for your swift response and your willingness to work with us. To this effect, you are advise to check your email regularly to get updates as to know when your upfront payment will arrive at your address.
1) You will receive a Check as a form of payment. As soon as you get the check, you will cash it for the decal wrapping on your car and deduct $300.00 as your up-front payment. The rest of the funds from that same check should be transferred to the Graphic artist that will wrap the decal on your vehicle. All you need is to confirm the acceptance and understanding of this email.
2) You will make a transfer of the remaining funds to the Graphic artist via wire transfer at an outlet in your area, the Info which you will make the transfer to will be emailed to you soon.
3) We’ll like you to confirm Information about your vehicle as below:
i) Type of Car and Color :
ii) Model/Year :
iii) Present Condition and the Mileage:
Note: Please, confirm that you did receive this message so that we can process funds that would be sent to you for the car advert.
All other instructions will be sent out to you asap.
I…………..Confirm to have received this email and understand the content.
Best Regards,
David Christian
Hiring Manager,
ROCKSTAR Energy Drink®
The Fake Check Arrives
I confirmed my willingness to work with “ROCKSTAR Energy Drink.” About a week later, I started receiving text messages on my phone from David Christian regarding my upcoming “check”.
Sure enough, when I went home and opened my mailbox, I found a check made out to me in the amount of $2,350. Woo hoo!
Interestingly, the check was made to look like it was coming from BOP, LLC, a legitimate clothing store business here in Madison, Wisconsin. The envelope, however, had a copy of a USPS Priority Mail 2-Day slip on it in which Rudy Grado, at 27405 Sutherland Drive, Warren, MI 48088-6078, was noted as the sender. I took pictures of both the fake check and the envelope it came in and have provided these pictures below. The pink stickies were affixed by me to hide my home address.
I called BOP, LLC and told them that I had received a check from them for the amount of $2,350. The business immediately asked me if my check was blue. I said no; it was actually a green color. The store immediately informed me that the check was fake and I should talk with law enforcement.
Meanwhile, I had David Christian texting me at least twice that day and asking me if I’d received my instructions on what to do with the check. I texted “him” back that I had yet to receive any emailed instructions. Naturally, when I later checked my email I found the following message:
Hello Halina,
Kindly proceed and deposit the check into your bank account and funds will be available for withdrawal 24hrs after it has been deposited. I will be waiting for a confirmation message immediately the check is deposited.
As soon as the cash is out you are to deduct $300.00 which is your upfront payment and forward the balance ($2,050.00) to the graphic artist that will be wrapping the decal on your vehicle via Money Gram and they will also be responsible for removing the decal when the program is completed. Please visit www.moneygram.com to check agent location close to you and make transfer through them.
Below is the name of the receiver. Please note that the transfer charges should be deducted from the remaining $2,050. You are to get back to me with the transfer details (Reference Number and the exact amount sent).
Below is the Graphic Artist Money Gram details to send the Money to
Receiver’s Information:
Name: Sandra Fagan
City: Jacksonville
State: FL
Zip Code: 32210Kindly get back with the information below once the transfer has been completed.
Reference Number & Total Amount Sent
FAQ: Why am I sending money to Florida? The head office of the graphic artist is in FL.
As soon as payment is acknowledged by them, a local artist in your area will be sent to your address to install the decal wrap on your car. Let me know as soon as the check is deposited today.
If you require additional information, do not hesitate to email or call me.
Best regards,
David Christian
Hiring Manager.
(702)605-0985
What do you think I should do?
At this point in time, I’m debating about taking several different courses of action. I could do the following:
1. Contact local law enforcement and tell them that Patricia Barrington, Sandra Fagan and Rudy Grado are writing fake checks in a legitimate Madison business’ name.
2. Contact the FBI about the same issue since it spans several states (i.e., Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and Florida).
3. Tell the scammers that I’ve deposited the check and am waiting for it to clear. This puts the car wrap scammers in a holding pattern because checks typically take 1-2 weeks to clear.
4. Tell the scammers that their “employment” check has been forwarded to the IRS for cashing because I owe back taxes and all my earnings must first be garnished (That should put them into a panic!).
5. New development! I might have a second car wrap scam check coming to my house very soon. This one is from George Jennings of NOS Energy Drink. Should I tell the ROCKSTAR scam folks that I’ve instead decided to work with the NOS scam folks- or vice versa?
I’ve Tried That readers, what would you do in this situation?
Update as of October 7, 2013:
First off all, thank you everyone for your feedback! I was feeling a little confrontational this morning, so I decided to first text David Christian and say that I’d deposited the check last Friday at my bank. Within seconds, I received a text message back from him, asking if I’d received my email instructions.
Deciding to not play text tag any longer, I called Mr. David Christian at the phone number (702) 605-0985. A guy with a slight English accent picked up the line and actually identified himself as David Christian. I told him that I’d deposited the check I’d been sent last Friday, but the bank had put a hold on it for some reason. He asked me how long the hold was. I answered that the bank wanted to hold it for two weeks.
David didn’t seem too concerned about the hold and said that I could just wait until the check cleared, then write out my own check to the graphic artist.
I then asked David about the Madison business that had been listed on the check (BOP, LLC). I said I was confused about why this business was being listed on the check. David answered that this business was the sponsor.
I then told David that I had contacted this business and they had no idea what I was talking about. BOP had also told me that the check was the wrong color (their checks have a blue background).
At that point, David and I lost connection. I tried calling him back at least two times. No answer. I wonder what happened. I hope he’s OK…
Update as of October 12, 2013:
This past week, I received the following email from a “George Jennings (george.jennings11@outlook.com)” of NOS Energy drink:
Hello Halina,
Information reaching me this morning has it that you will be receiving the check today. The check of $2,330.00 has been sent to you via USPS with tracking number (9405501699320009816575) and it will be delivered to you this morning. Kindly proceed and deposit the check into your bank account and funds will be available for withdrawal 24hrs after it has been deposited.
I will be waiting for a confirmation message immediately the check is deposited. As soon as the cash is out you are to deduct $300.00 which is your upfront payment and forward the balance ($2,030.00) to the graphic artist that will be wrapping the decal on your car via Money Gram.
They also will be responsible in removing the decal when the program is completed.
Below is the name of the receiver. You are to get back to me with the transfer information (8 digits Money Gram Reference) Number and the exact amount sent). You are to deduct the transfer charges ($180.00) from the $2,030.00 you have with you.
Below is the Graphic Artist Money Gram Details to send the Money to in Minutes
PAYMENT INFO
Name: Constance H Lawson
City: Saint Johnsbury
State: Vermont
Zip code: 05819Kindly get back with the information below once the transfer has been completed.
Money Gram Reference Number# & Total Amount Sent
FAQ: Why am I sending money to Vermont? The head office the graphic artist is VT, As soon as payment is acknowledge by them, a local artist will come to your house and install the decal wrap on your car. Let me know as soon as the check is deposited.
If you require additional information, do not hesitate to email me or call me.
Best Regards
George Jennings.
951-234-7388
Hiring Manager.
And here’s the fake check:
I’m seeing at least one common theme between the NOS and ROCKSTAR Energy Drink scammers. First of all, the car wrap “sponsors” are both clothing shops, BOP (of Madison, WI) and Madison et Cie (of Los Angeles, CA). What a clothing shop has to do with an energy drink, I haven’t a clue.
I also think that the NOS scam artists are far more sloppy than the ROCKSTAR Energy Drink scam artists; why would an LA-based shop sponsor a car in Madison? Unless that shop was picked only because it has the name “Madison” in it- did the scammers think I wouldn’t notice the location of this “Madison”-based shop?
Update as of October 15, 2013:
So, apparently, I don’t have to be scammed for $1,850 ($2,030 – $180 for wire transfer charges). I can also be scammed for just…get ready for it…$1,000!
Hello Applicant,
You are receiving this email because you applied for car wrap job. We are please to inform you that your application has been processed. Payment has been sent and delivered which include your 1st week payment and funds for the graphic artist. We will like to have an update from you if you have been able to forward fund to your matched graphic artist head office. If yes, provide the transfer info and If you are yet to receive payment from us, please let us know so we can process your application immediately. We look forward to your swift response.
Regards
George Jennings
My reply (including all broken grammar and misspellings): Thank you for email. My bank deposited the check but tell me I will receive back only one thousand dollars from thsi check. I don’t understand why.
George Jennings: Why is that? What did the bank say?
My reply: The bank is saying that the IRS is going to garnish my check as wages. I’m supposed to send them a W-9 from NOS too. Can you send a W-9 for these wages?
George Jennings: All the necessary document will be presented to you before the installation. Kindly proceed to send the $1000 via Western union to Constance to enable us book the installation appointment and the graphic artist will bring the W-9 with him. I will be expecting the Western union details.
Update as of October 18, 2013:
My saga with George Jennings continues:
Me: What about the $200 wire transfer charge?
GJ: The transfer charges should be deducted from the $1000. Kindly try and get this done today so the appointment can be booked.
Me: I sent a check this afternoon to the graphic artist. Thanks!
GJ: To who? You are to make a western union transfer to the details that was sent to you. Not send a check besides no address was provided to you.
Me: To Constance H. Lawson. She lives on Railroad St. in Saint Johnsburg, VT. It was much cheaper for me to just send a check.
GJ: Call it back.
Me: I already sent the check to her, but I can call her phone number and let her know not to cash the check. Or, should I send payment to the following address: PO Box 4125 Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819-4125
At this point, George stopped answering my emails. Too bad…
The Bottom Line: Avoid Car Wrap Job Offers
At best, responding to these scammers will waste your time. At worst, it could cost you thousands of dollars, financial ruin, and get you in trouble with the authorities.
Avoid any offered car wrap jobs, ignore the people behind them, and always do your research.
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I hope this post helped you avoid a scam and find a legitimate opportunity to pursue.
Please leave a comment below if you’ve ever had a run-in with one of these scammers. Every comment helps!
RUSH Energy Drink(R)
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RUSH Energy Drink ®
10:46 AM (6 hours ago)
to me
Good Day .
We at RUSH Energy Drink® are pleased to inform you that you meet our laid out plans for this advertisement as your information has been received. Below are some questions you need to answer before we can proceed.
1.. How long do you intend to carry the advert on your car 1 month or 3 months?
2.. Do you use your car everyday?
3.. Do you have bank account Yes/No? We are not asking for your account details.
4.. Send the picture of your vehicle.
5.. Have you crashed a car between October 2018 till date?
6.. Reconfirm Your Name and Address.
RUSH Energy Drink® will take full responsibility for placing and remove decal on your car and it will not resort to any damage. Also we have OUT-SOURCED the payment of funds to you to another Agency, so please do not be alarmed by the payment not coming directly from RUSH Energy Drink®. Your up front payment would made after you have sent a reply with answer to the questions above and a confirmation email saying we should go ahead and mail out funds and i will like you to send the pics of the vehicle.
Acknowledge receipt of this email immediately.
Janey Huntus – Hiring manager
RUSH Energy Drink ®
Email:www.rushenergy.com
Phone: (901) 701-6650
Phone: (774) 549-0908 TEXT ONLY.
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Thanx so much for the post everyone. I almost fell for this today. They do have my address email and phone number. That’s not good. Just thankful for this post….
I received a text and email. They said they were going to send me a check. I will not deposit this. I will report it to the police and FBI.
Welcome to the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK advertisement program, A
specialist who will install the decals on your vehicle has been
allocated and your payment will be scheduled. You will receive your
payment along side with the money that will be paid to the national
car specialist, This is to afford mutual relationship between you and
the specialist. A payment of $4500 will be mailed to you, You are to
take out your first week’s pay of $400 and send the rest to the
specialist Via Walmart money order and have it mail at the Post
Office Or Wire Transfer, being payment for the installation and
removal of the decals after the program. We need you to confirm the
following
How long do you intend to carry the advertisement on your car ?
One(1)month
two(2) months
three(3) months
Do you drive everyday ?
NOTE :- PLEASE ALWAYS RESPOND TO YOUR TEXT
*AutoWrap*
I actually received a $4500 check yesterday, it’s on my refrigerator for my husband to see and have a good laugh too!
I was sent this today as a text and then email for Miller Light wrapping advertising. I have seen many scars and was apart of one a couple of times. I sent them an email saying I talked to the police and FBI and will turn the check over to them.
Did they threaten your life after telling them you are going to the police and FBI? They threatened me saying you are going down for this. I have your address.
Received text messages first. Responded to them. No reply back. Then more messages I responded. Sent text to look for email. Email was from Rush Energy Drink Janey Huntus-Hiring Manager. We have OUT-SOURCED the payment of funds to you to another Agency, so don’t be alarmed by the payment not coming directly from RUSH energy drink. I received the letter and check with instructions on what to do text message confirm delivery
by UPS . Had a check from the NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION Twin Cities 7701 France Ave S. Suite 360 Edina MN 55435 for the amount of $3,650.00 from the Bank of North Georgia. I was to deposit it let Janet Huntus know that I deposited it in my bank. And wait for further instruction and the check to go through in a few hours or a business day. A family member got caught up in a scam like this and was told not to tell the it could be dangerous for her and her family. Deposited checks waited bank responded checks were bad and all her account was blocked. She had no money could not get anything out of any several accounts her had there. They told her they no longer wanted her business after banking there for 60 years. I texted about the check the response was we partner with them. have not deposited check and will not. I got no response since then.
Nelson johnson is sendind me daily texts right now askg when is check going to clear. I get texts from 530-428-5604 & 732-328-7476. It was to place a Bud light advertsmnt sleeve on my vehicle .the checks status is all they text about & now texts have turned all capital letters.
Hello!! This happened to me via text. I didn’t fall for it!!
Kindly Read & Understand The Below Content Carefully.
Rush Energy Drink® New cans.
Since 1935, Rush has delivered a drink that’s as crisp and cold as a
mountain stream. Our drinks consistently deliver a refreshingly smooth
taste and easy finish and we are currently seeking to employ
individual’s Nationwide, Regular citizens to go about their normal
routine as they usually do, only with a small advert for Rush Energy
Drink® plastered on your car as show on the image “NEW CANS, SAME
GREAT TASTE”. The advert are typically vinyl decals that almost seem
to be painted on the vehicle.
What does the company get out of this type of ad strategy?..Lots of
exposure and awareness. The adverts tend to be colorful, eye-catching
and attract lots of attention. Plus, it’s a form of advertising with a
captive audience, meaning people who are stuck in traffic can’t avoid
seeing the wrapped car alongside them. This
program will last for 12 weeks and the minimum you can participate is 7 weeks.
Compensation:
You will be compensated with $500 per week which is essentially a
“Rental” payment for letting Rush Energy Drink® use the space and no
fee is required from you. Rush Energy Drink® shall provide specialist
that will handle the advert placing on your car. You will receive an
up front payment inform of use regular check from our company
via courier service for
accepting to carry this advert on your car.
It is very easy and simple and no application fees required to get
started, fill the form below.
Name
Address
Street Address
City
State / Province
Zip Code
Email
Phone Number
Name/Color & Model year of your car/truck or bike
Age
Sex
NOTE: Rush Energy Drink® will take full responsibility for placing and
remove decal on your car/truck or bike and it will not resort to any
damage
Raymond Gold
*Hiring Manager**
Thank you so much!
I just received this for a job I applied
Dear Prospective Client,
We are a Nationwide Mobile Advertising Company known for using private individual’s vehicle for mobile advert. If you are unsure on how we came across your email/resume, you have recently applied for a position on Craigslist shown in the subject line. We are offering you gateway to a weekly stable income whilst searching for your dream career job. Your vehicle will be wrapped with a “Frito-Lay®” vinyl decal design making it a mobile billboard to help create awareness of the products and the brand.
Our mobile marketing strategy propels businesses and creates lots of exposure and awareness. The automobile wraps tend to be colorful, eye-catching and attracts lots of attentions. This program will last for 6 months, in which the minimum you can participate is 8 weeks (contract renewable at the end of every 8th week).
The decal will be installed by a representative of our graphic design company contracted by us specifically for the program and will be removed by the same representative once the contract expires. We will be responsible for any kind of damage made by the wrap (If any), but we are 99% sure that there will not be any sort of damage as the decal is harmless. You will be compensated with $500.00 per week which is essentially a “rental “payment for letting our company advertise on your vehicle and no fee is required from you, we shall provide experts that would handle the advert placing on your car. Adequate arrangements will be made as regards payment prior to making the AD visible on your car.
It is very easy and simple with no application fees required, we look forward to reading from you soon. If the term of the above works with you, do provide the information below to proceed:
Full Name:
Full address and apt# if applicable:
City, State, Zip Code:
Phone number:
Type of Car and Color:
Model/Year: Toyota
Present Condition:
Average
Thank you
Anthony Smalling
443) 776-0181
To whom this may concern:
I’m so happy and thankful I found this website. I just received a check via ups with tracking number and all. I almost fell for it. I too am on disability and thought this was a good opportunity to make some extra money. So I decided to investigate this and everything everyone said on here is exactly what these scammers are doing my check was for $1750, I was to keep episode$500 and get a money order for the rest with no name on it. Than email them back when I deposited this check in my account. So, so glad I didn’t do it. Thank you everyone for opening my eyes. Your all right It was to good to be true . You all saved me I’ll turn this check into the authorities. These people are heartless. I’m going to send them an email that I deposited it and mess with them try to get all the information I can.
Again thank you all so much,
Tami Jo
I received my $1950.00 check yesterday via Fed Ex. After discussing everything with my husband Mark. We also came to the conclusion, IF IT SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE IT PROBABLY IS!
When the Federal Government is back to work, I will be reporting all the info I have on Monster car wrap ad team and offer.
Thank you all to everyone posting their stories and support!
I am also sure now after reading all reviews that I may be a victim of a scam from a Mr. Matthew Weiner an advert representative from coors beer. He has been contacting me via text and email. Matthewryanweiner@gmail.com I have not received the check yet. But my main curiosity is how I should deal with this. I’m always what if it’s not a scam. But 10 to 1 it usually is. I was hoping that just once the Lord was blessing me with the money I need at the time it is needed. I never lose my faith or trust in Him just in people. I know obviously I should not deposit the check but with what I heard about the threatening after all has been iniciated I am worried. And am curious on what actions I should take. I don’t have time to toy with the scammers nor do I have the patience to deal with such thievery. Please advise me on the proper steps to take.
It’s not a real check. Do not cash it and just stop communicating with the scammers all together. Ignore any further messages from them.
I to have received a letter and check from monster energy.I was so excited to make extra money .I am also on disability.I’m pretty naive.But my husband is very suspicious.If it sounds to good to be true.It’s a scam.I checked the web site to see.Thank you for all your advice.I still have my money in my account.Still want to seek revenge on these assholes for trying to take advantage of innocent hard working people.
I too am dealing with RockStar Energy’s scam shit, pretty stupid and asinine…too bad these pieces of sh!t have nothing better to do then try to f☆ck up our lives. I jist revieved my check 1-28-2019…
I received a text from someone named Austin Don a week ago that he was sending a payment for a car wrap job i had applied for.
Which i must say i didn’t apply.
Today, i received the check for $2.4500.Im not stupid, no body pays in advance that much money to anyone ever .This is the second such check i have gotten . Different locations.This is post marked in Adenton Fl.34211.Check Vidant health From First Citizens Bank and trust.Greenville Nc.
There was a time i may have fallen for this.But not now.Beware !
I should have mentioned that this company was Colgate.
Thank you for all this info. I thought so too that it was a scam and did not reply to their emails. But today I received the check via USPS priority from Tacoma WA.
I am too,, concerned since they have my address..and what is best to do… ? tell them I did not receive the check.. or bank can not cash it….let the police know!? Seems like a 419 scam… we had been victims in past.. I still think the police needs to know about this they can also take finger prints from the check.. I do NOT touch the check like on one corner only,lightly. Also for police to have more warnings/alerts for ppl about such scams !
Thank you for your feedback !
The police unfortunately can’t/aren’t going to do anything. Just ignore the scammers. The live overseas and there is absolutely nothing they can do to you aside from sending threatening emails. Just cease all communication and don’t give out any more personal information.
I have already made them sent me the fachek twice 😜. I the third one is on the way. Lol. Next week I’m thinking of asking them if they can just meet me somewhere and give me cash or may be I’ll just tell ask them “how about western union”. I’m fu****g loving wasting their time. At least they are not scamming other people in that time. It’s just two texts a day and can can play with them. I’ve been a victim since a month or so but I’m having fun. Steve Paul. This son of a biath is stupid as fridge. I am just not getting an option of uploading pictures.
Good work Syed. If you play dumb you just continue to waste their time and money.
Has anyone out there heard of this scam using Bud-Light?
Thank
I also received Email about Lay’s Auto Wrap but i received a $4,450.90 Cashier’s Check from CENTIRC, PO Box 2456, West Monroe, LA 71294-2456 but Priority Mail Envelope came from IICHAEL BARIAN, 09 E. 241st St, RONX, NY 10470 and first letter of name was omitted, and first letter of city was omitted.
Cashier’s Check cleared the bank and is sitting in my savings account for 2 or 3 days now,
friday of last week i got text message “did you get the check,” after doing google searches and learning about this Car Wrap Scam i am not at liberty to forward monies i am now afraid that i may have received a Forged Cashier’s Check that may have legitimate account number, and routing account number on it, and that monies may have transferred from an actual account to my savings account. I am scared and don’t want to make any withdrawals or transfers ! There is an actual signature on the front of the Cashier’s Check plus my name and signature on the back of the check where recipient signs his name and signature for deposit reasons.
Advice from a friend whom is a pastor tells me police may not investigate because i have not suffered any monetary loss, but im afraid i may have received a forged cashier’s check and that i may have stolen monies from someon’es bank account now in my bank account.
This really scares the hell out of me !
You didn’t steal anything because it was never a real check. Just rip it up and stop talking with the scammers.
I approached a frito my wrapped car whose driver a woman was setting in a grocery store lot and asked her about how she got her car wrapped and she gave me the facts like most of the comments above. I went to a number she gave me and received a text after talking with a supposingly frito lay human resource person who arrangeages all wraps. From there it’s like above comments. I deposited check for 25000 and thought I’d wait for a week for check to clear if even it did. It seemed shady when told most of check would be going to installers of wrap. Well I’ve had doubts and sleepless night so I’m going to bank and tell them of this. I’ll show them correspondence and hope it doesn’t cause a problem with my bank. No money has been spent so wish me luck. I’m 68 but not stupid. Sherrie from california
i have ths deal from lay’s brand!! Why dont people try to do G:OOD instead of al this negative stuff???? Come on People!!!! Please
I got scammed again but from “Apple Inc.”. To wrap my car. Check came via USPS for $4,650.00 of which $800 is mine & the rest goes to the designer. Check is deposited but hasn’t cleared yet & we all no it won’t either yeah me looks like my family & I are goin to be living on the streets because of these jerks. Thanks for putting 2 disabled people with a 6yr old son out on the streets.
This is getting fun. I used Halina’s IRS garnishment idea. Response from them “Excuse Me?” I explained that I love the American Court System and that maybe they could experience it soon. Response: “You go ahead with what ever. Am contacting the accounting department. thanks for the wast of time.” Lots of grammar issues. I got the last laugh.
I agree with Halina. Have a little “fun” with them. Have them mail you the check. At least you are making them pay the Fed Ex or UPS delivery charges and they are going to get nothing for it. I just told my person that it was a scam and I’m not depositing a check. They are very offended by this. They keep badgering me and saying it isn’t a scam and asked the problem. I told them the problem was they couldn’t speak or write english. They said they were from France (Janice Weber) – ha. I just sent a text using Halina’s IRS idea. Response “Excuse Me?” This is getting fun.
I received an email to wrap my car for a company called HuaWei. They sent a check for $3880 and I was to deduct $400 for my first week’s pay. They said to deposit it in the ATM for faster access to funds. I was already wary but that was a huge red flag. I did some research and learned about the scam. Thank you everyone for saving me.
My email came from Janice Weber janiiceweber@gmail.com (notice the wrong spelling in the email address). I also received texts from a number 646-470-8794
You’re very welcome Kim. You would have lost all $3880 to these scammers. Good work on taking the time to research!
Hi i received a check priority mail for $$ 3,000.12 I figured it was to good to be true so im still holding it and it is a 914-481-3624 ty all for the information it’s definitely a scam now i know thanku so much people are such crooks!!!!
I received a check from Amp energy drink. They wanted to wrap my car. The details were the same as others have posted in these comments. I knew it sounded to easy to be true. I plan to report to my local law enforcement.
This is a Nos Energy Drink from A Hector……
Welcome to the NOS ENERGY DRINK vehicle advertisement program, A
specialist who will install the decals on your vehicle has been
allocated and your payment will be scheduled. You will therefore
receive your payment alongside the money that will be paid to the
national car specialist When you get the payment, You will take out
your first week payment of $500 and give the rest to the specialist, this
is to afford mutual relationship between you and the specialist. A
payment of $2500 will be mailed to you, out of which you will take out
your first week’s pay of $500 and send the rest to the specialist Via
Walmart Transfer Or Via Mail at Post Office, being payment for the
installation and removal of the decals after the program. We need you
to confirm the following so that the account department can issue out
your payment.
I got a text on my phone about the Lays wrap hearing all this I’m not sure about this anymore they send me a check for 1,998 reading all there now im scared this is fake I need answers.
It is 100% fake. Stop all communication with the scammers.
I received this text too and I’m not sure if it’s real either despite their very real looking website with copyright information etc. I’ve never filled out anything to receive such responses so I’m confused how they got my number.
This is what the text says:
Wrap your Car in an AD for $500 weekly for lays chips.The wrap does not damage car paints.Go to https://layswraponline.com/ to apply. Txt STOP to STOP
I wish I knew who to contact to report them.
I think Im being scammed… Clearly Canadian car wrap. Just received the cheque for $4750.00. $400 a week for me and $4350 to have car wrapped. The cheque is from a valid car dealership in Cambridge …lol… I’ll be calling them in a bit…. I’m so glad I didnt go to bank with this… My brother in law is a cop and I’ll be calling him in a bit.
A week ago I received a text message “car wrap approved” from 403-768-1737. I replied “wrong number”. An automated response back to me “It’ll be mailed”… I think nothing of it and I forget about it.
The next day (Sept 19, 2018) I receive an email with the same info from John Edward and Jeffrey Malcom who ironically both share the same email address at admin@jfmartwork.com… I’m rather perplexed, but again… go about my business because I really don’t have time to think about it, figuring it to be some sort of scam. I delete it.
Today I received the package via priority mail. Inside has not one but 2 checks for $2,450.90 from Central Credit Union of Florida. Wow oh Wow, I’m thrilled, hahaha not…
The outside envelope is addressed from EGO Solis West 87th Street, New York NY 10024 and the inside envelope is from Joe Lazar, U.S. Marshals Service, 2604 Jefferson Davis Highway, Alexandria VA 22301.
Instructions tell me to go deposit the check and pull the cash out at the same time from my bank and I can keep $500 for myself and hand over the rest to the technician that will arrive to put the car wrap on my car. This is obviously a scam but it’s scary because A) these people have my name, home address, email address and phone number. B.) They are waiting to stop by my house to retrieve their cut of the money??? How scary is that? Do I text them back and tell them that I have handed the checks over to the FBI?
I’m happy to inform you that you have successfully been entered into the program. Our auto wrap concept is sponsored by companies/corporate bodies.
A start-up check of $2,350.27 will be issued by one of our sponsors and mailed to your address. The amount covers your first week pay ($300) and the installer’s charges. Your subsequent paycheck will be $300 weekly after the wrap has been installed.
You are required to deposit the start-up check into your bank account and when it clears you will deduct your first week pay and send the balance to the installer via MoneyGram or cash deposit to their account. This is to afford mutual relationship between you and the installer. The balance which you are required to send to the installer is the payment for the Auto-Wrap installation, maintenance and removal.
As soon as they receive the funds, they will contact you to schedule appointment on when to come over to your location or preferred location to have the wrap installed.
In view of this, please confirm the following details;
How long do you intend to carry the advertisement on your car?
One (1) month, two (2) months or three (3) months?
Do you use your car everyday?
NB: An inspection agent will come over to your location from time to time to monitor if you still have the wrap on your car for the period which you stated
If you are willing to get started, please reply this email stating that “I understand the payment process and I am willing to proceed”. Please include your name and full mailing address for confirmation and final approval.
Sincerely,
Robert sivia.
I can not be more disappointed. A Cooks Timothy & I have been communicating since last Friday he’s going to call me tomorrow with the tracking number of a UPS shipment with a check in it. I’m on Social Security disability and was looking on websites to work from home and came across the Busch advertisment. I can’t believe I was ready to actually go through with this. I was curious to what the adverse meant might look like so I Googled Busch advertisements car wrapping and came across your website. My heart sank. But I am so thankful I came across this website instead. I haven’t received the check yet again he’s supposed to be calling me tomorrow with the tracking number. Should I at this point ignore him since I haven’t received the check yet or be upfront and tell him I know it’s a scam and then I’ll never hear from them again. Please advise I live in Las Vegas Nevada and have worked extremely hard for the last 30plus years in the Hotel hospitality industry until I became disabled and am now unable to work. The thing that is disheartening the most is these people know your looking for work and take advantage of that. My question is how do they end up on an “Indeed” website??
Do not respond to them. It us a scam, or you can choose to bbn let them know that you know it is a scam and they will leave you alone.
I received the following text message yesterday….
Would you like to make three hundred and fifty every week by displaying a magnetic ads on your automobile for our natural beverage. Reply YEA to enter
***Delete***
I received a similar email . it was a bud light advert decal, or everwhat. I gave the info and I got the email telling me how I wad to get compensated and what I had to do in order to fulfill their request for the rest of the money. red flags if you ask me so I them Google “does bud light randomly hire people to advertise for them? ” then I come across your post. …first off I’m not going through all that trouble trying to send anyone money that is left over I don’t care who they are trying to hire to design an advert for my ride. what I want to know is if I can get in trouble for cashing a fraudulent check that I presumed was legit wtf is anyone doing to stop these scammers, I don’t care where they live, they are the ones who need to get in trouble but yet we keep letting them get over on people. it’s not right. I did receive two checks in the mail today both for $2480….Im not about to cash these fake checks and get in trouble while they get away with thousands and nobody is stopping them cuz they live overseas. call the proper athourities…
Hello!
So..I got the email for making money wrapping my car, I filled out the form and they sent the check. I knew it was fake the moment I got it. But here’s the thing now..they are threatning me . They said they are going to come to my house , and get the FBI and all this BS. The check is in my dresser drawer where it will remain..I’m a little nervous that they keep threatning me.. is there anything I can do? Here’s the email:
Infact this is a message of which am using to express my negative feeling toward you and you have completely make things bad due to your silent and this is why i’m always tired of transacting with such people like you…we had a good conversation from the start and now that you receive the payment, you kept silent and never get back to me, first of all I’ll be contacting my lawyer right now for him to be aware of this and i will contact my uncle that he is a police and also file a report to the F.B.I department over there and let them deal with you because it seems you want to screw me with the money that was being sent to you and i am using this time to let you know i am not the kind of a person you can cheat or run with his money because i don’t just understand what you are trying to do with the money with you, i will give you just only 24hrs to get back to me with the MONEYGRAM AND WALMART-WALMART ONLY wiring details requested and if i don’t hear from you then be expecting I my self and the F.B.I at your address and i am very sure you would find your self in big trouble…Good day
Again, the fake check was never deposited. I knew better .. but theres multiple people reaching out VIA text and I think phone calls but I dont answer..I’m nervous ..thank you!!
Just tell them they don’t have to worry about contacting FBI that you already did it, but since they do have your address I think you might want to go to the police because you never know with that type of criminals
I got this same offer via a text message, then gave my email address. I was excited about the extra money and after a couple of days I started getting skeptical (I’ve been scammed before) thank you for stopping me in my tracks. I have not received anything from them yet. The company they are going through is Cadbury. Can I just write return to sender on the envelope?
You can just keep the check and ignore them. Or say you’ve never received it and ask they send another. Waste their time and money.
Hey everyone, I have a new one here from ‘
“1-714-293-8653 “…w/ a USPS tracking#9405510200828818443712,..and that the check will arrive at my home and i am supposed to receive this check, deposit it in my acc. (here is a new twist they have that i havnt seen before).. Immediately upon deposit of funds, I am to contact “OUT-SOURCES” with all the info on deposit receipt so they can contact GRAPHIC AGENT SPECIALIST to come to my house ETC> ETC>
Now, last year (ID like to toss this in too cause its another scam for people who sell on let-go etc….I had an old stove for $80. and this lieutenant over seas wanted me to deposit a $2,000.00 check, keep my $80, and another $80 for my trouble and deduct any cost for western union, send the balance, for the movers who would come to my house and deliver the stove to lake tahoe where he would return home from overseas from fighting for our freedom, and call to give him the money gram reciever #, I called the bank in new york and asked them if they had an acc. for this womans name .. the bank would not tell me thier cashiers check was good , I contacted the banks fraud dept, they were not interested, so i took the check to my bank mngr. an she said she had no way to trace it and that i should not deposit it, (I had no intention of doing so)
SOO here it is on my fridge ,as a wise man once said, however I did call the man and he actually argued with me when i told him that i would not deposit it and the bank wont cash it ( of course the bank would cash it because i have a good report) BUT BEWARE! that the last person to sign that check is responsible for the funds it is promised!, some people dont know that ,
Anyway I tried to get an address from him to mail the check to and of course no-way. and he argued that it was his property and by law i had to deposit it in my acc.
I laughed so hard i cried, and when i told him in fact that it was mailed to my address and it was made out to me that it became my property when it entered my mailbox .he almost begged me to go with the plan , so i wanted an address to send the fed. agent to. pick him up for us mail fraud, as he was using the post office to commit his crimes… never heard another word…
So I dont know how much fun Im going to have with this one here for MILLER LITE on car ads. but people, share these things with your friends so they know! another way to spot a scam quick is the way they write their messages when the say “Graphic Agent Specialist” instead of body shop, and they dont use ” to ” and “for” or “A” or use proper past tense RE: deliver instead of delivered , you can usually tell a foreigner by their grammar when their trying to pass for good ol USA! so be careful and i hope my story helped at least 1 person, …have a great day. Mark
Thank you so much…. almost bought into it but it felt too good to be true then the texts started…
davis miller
Aug 14, 2018, 10:44 AM
to me
Hello,
Thank you for your swift response and your willingness to work with us, Wrap advertising is the marketing practice of completely or partially covering (wrapping) a vehicle in an advertisement or livery, thus turning it into a mobile billboard. This can be achieved by simply painting the vehicle surface, but it is becoming more common today to use large vinyl sheets as decals. These can be removed with relative ease, making it much less expensive to change from one advertisement to another. Vehicles with large, flat surfaces, such as buses and light-rail carriages, are fairly easy to work with, though smaller cars with curved surfaces can also be wrapped in this manner. Wrap advertising is available to anybody irrespective of the vehicle you drive.
We are currently seeking to employ individuals worldwide.
How it works?
Here’s the basic premise of the “paid to drive” concept: Our DRINK® seeks people regular citizens, professional drivers to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a big advert of our DRINK plastered on your car. The ads are typically vinyl decals, also known as “auto wraps,”that almost seem to be painted on the vehicle, and which will cover any portion of your car’s exterior surface.
What does the company get out of this type of ad strategy?
Lots of exposure and awareness. The auto wraps tend to be colorful, eye-catching and attract lots of attention. Plus, it’s a form of advertising with a captive audience,meaning people who are stuck in traffic can’t avoid seeing the wrapped car alongside them. This program will last for 6 months and you can decide to extend your contract after the initial 6 months.
You will be compensated with $300 per week which is essentially a “rental”payment for letting our company use the space no fee is required from you. Our DRINK shall provide experts that would handle the advert placing on your car. You will receive an up front payment of $300 inform of check via courier service for accepting to carry this advert on your car. to this effect you are advise to check your email regularly to get update as to know when your upfront payment will arrive along with Graphic Artist address.
1) You will receive a Certified Check. As soon as you receive the check, you will cash the check for the decal wrapping on your car, deduct $300 as your up-front payment. The rest of the funds should be transferred to the Graphic artist that will wrap the decal on your car. All you need is to confirm the acceptance and understanding of this email.
2) You will make a transfer of funds to the Graphic artist at the nearest walmart outlet in your area, the Info which you will make the transfer to will be emailed to you soon.
3) We’ll like to have some Information about your car.
i) Type of Car and Color
ii) Model/Year :
iii) Present Condition and the Mileage:
Note: Please, confirm that you did receive this message so that we can process funds that would be sent to you for the car advert.
It is very easy and simple,no application fees required. Get back with the following details if you are interested in these offer.
Applicant information:
Full Name:
Full Contact Address:
City,State,Zip code
Phone Number:
All other instructions will be sent out to you ASAP.
I……..Confirm to have received this email and understand the content.
Best Regards,
100% a scam. Good research work!
I was scammed, supposedly MetroPCS wanted people to advertise on my vechicle I received two personal money orders.i put them in my acct one cleared the other one didn’t .I was told until 3 days after that is was fraudulent.now i owe the bank 1,475.00 . And they are telling me there is nothing they can do .I was just looking to make extra money
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the bank is right. They scammed you into basically sending an envelope full of cash. That money is long gone. I would try and speak with a bank manager to see if there’s anything they can do to help lower the cost or possible offer some sort of repayment plan.
I almost got scammed today as well for a Monster Energy drink wrap.
My question is are there any legitimate companies that will pay you to wrap your car?
Unfortunately, no.
Companies just aren’t looking to pay people to wrap their cars. It’s a fairly inefficient way of advertising and would require you to keep your car parked in a highly visible area with a ton of traffic for it to make any sense.
Most companies will either use company cars, or hire people to drive company cars, like the Red Bull cars you see every now and then, and park at major events. The chance of finding someone to pay the average driver to put ads on their car is basically zero.
I today received check for $1950.00. This was from State Employees credit union. It’s a cashiers check. Remitter: Michael Jones. No company name on check but Company name on receipt that reads C A REDING CO. Modesto , CA. They sell copiers and water. Guy texting me to go to bank deposit check. Thank you all so much for posting this scam. I told them that if it sounds to good to be true then it isn’t true!! Also I sent him a snippet of the scam I found haven’t heard from him since. I was and am concerned that they know where I live etc.. and wonder what would happen if they came and wrapped my car??! I told him check will be sent back to him tomorrow..,
Don’t send the check back and ignore any other messages this guy sends you. He lives overseas somewhere and cannot do anything to you. Nobody is coming to wrap your car. Hang the check on your fridge as a reminder of how you almost lost several thousand dollars!
I recieved this text message today
Hello will you allow Budweiser to put a small sticker on your CAR,TRUCK, OR MOTORCYCLE. For Budweiser new product advert and receive $600 every week if interested click on this link for full details of the job
I opened the link and got this
Paid To Drive Advertisement program By Budweiser
Paid To Drive Advertisement program By Budweiser
Budweiser is a Swiss watch company, founded upon the idea of fusion. Now a distinctive character trait, ‘ Budweiser’s story began with this motto, which now guides all its actions, its innovation, its developments and its partnership.
Budweiser is proud to present its newest timepieces for 2018 Baselworld; and we are currently seeking to employ individual’s Nationwide, Regular citizens, Professional drivers to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a big advert for “Budweiser” plastered on your car. The advert are typically vinyl decals that almost seem to be painted on the vehicle, and which will cover any portion of your car’s exterior surface……….
What does the company get out of this type of ad strategy?………..
Lots of exposure and awareness. The adverts tend to be colorful, eye-catching and attract lots of attention. Plus, it’s a form of advertising with a captive audience, meaning people who are stuck in traffic can’t avoid seeing the wrapped car alongside them. This program will last for 24 weeks and the minimum you can participate is 10 weeks…………..Compensation :………….You will be compensated with $600 per week which is essentially a “rental” payment for letting our company use the space & no fee is required from you. Budweiser shall provide specialist that will handle the advert placing on your car. You will receive an up front payment inform of check via courier service for accepting to carry this advert on your car…………..It is very easy and simple and no application fees required to get started, fill the form belowase fill it out. It’s awesome!
It sounded like BS so I decided to look it up. I am glad I listened to my gut!
I received information about a Bud Light car wrapping job that paid $300 via check, in which it asked for basic information. I then got an email stating that if I provide info on my car/truck that a manager from Bud Light would “call” me and give me information about the job.
Two days pass and I get a “text” not a call, asking me to confirm any information and that I would have to pay a tech to wrap my car.. now I started getting suspicious about it so I asked certain questions but they never seemed to answer them, so I kept asking questions still with no answers, so I sent a message that I will be contacting the Bud Light corporate office with the managers name and will see if it is legit or not.
I haven’t received the “promised” check or any messages since then. Funny how I picked up on it after a few messages back for fourth because they misspelled alot of words and my questions went unanswered, and some of the wording didn’t seem right to me. I just wanted to share this so others may know to watch out for scammers.
Scammers usually abandon you if you start to question the legitimacy of the “job offer” and will move on to easier prospects. Once they think you are on to them, it’s over. Good work questioning them and wanting to find the truth.
Hi, my husband received this check for Kickstartenergy drink car advertisement and he deposit it with Bank. He send email and the agent texted him back just the same cronology as posted from Helina. The agent insist to send the rest money as soon as possible through Walmart2walmart but we did not do it. How i report this with Bank since the money is funded in my account. I believe this is a scam. What next step to do? Thank you.
Absolutely DO NOT SEND any money to anyone. If you already deposited the check, go speak to a bank manager and let them know you were a victim of fraud. They will investigate the transaction and remove the funds from your account. Ignore and all messages the scammer sends you.
Damn! I received an email
June 2nd @ 12:26pm with the subject line:
Paid to Drive Concept by Budweiser from henryatforthes@gmail.com
Hello, Will you allow Budweiser to put a small sticker on your CAR OR TRUCK and get $500 weekly, click on this link for more details.
I clicked the link and this is what it said:
PAID TO DRIVE CONCEPT BY BUDWEISER
Please Kindly Read & Understand Carefully Before Applying
We are seeking to employ individual nationwide, those that would like to make money by simply driving their car with small BUDWEISER advert plastered on its exterior surface.
How it works?
This basic premise of the paid to drive concept by BUDWEISER is one of the new way the company adopt in this millennium era in other to compete with other companies in the market for the year end sale . Regular citizens, professional drivers are to go about their normal routine as they usually do only with a small advert for ” BUDWEISER ” plastered on the car. The advert are typically vinyl decals, also known as auto wraps that almost seem to be painted on the car, and which will cover the two front door of the car’s exterior surface.
What does the company get out of this type of ad strategy?
Lots of exposure and awareness is what the company get at first. The advert tends to be colorful, eye catching and attract lots of attention. It is as well a form of advertising with a captive audience that even people who are stuck in traffic can’t avoid seeing the wrapped car alongside them. This program will last for 16 weeks and the minimum you can participate is 8 weeks.
Compensation/Reward?
You will be compensated with $500 per week which is essentially a “rental payment” for letting our company use the space on your car and no fee is required from you to get started. An up-front payment of $500 inform of check via courier service will be mailed out to you upon accepting the offer in carrying advert around your normal routine. BUDWEISER shall provide experts that would handle the advert placing on your car .
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Although it seemed to good to be true, I still filled it all out and sent it back, hoping that it was infact legit.
Today, June 5th @ 12:21pm I received an email from Diann Stacy alaymarahodas@gmail.com (not from “Hiring Manager Dr. Bruce Smith, as the letter had said).
Subject line: PAYMENT CONFIRMED ABOUT THE BUDWEISER
Which read:
Welcome to the Budweiser Drink vehicle advertisement program, A
specialist who will install the decals on your vehicle has been
allocated and your payment will be scheduled.You will therefore
receive your payment alongside the money that will be paid to the
national car specialist. When you get the payment, you will take out
your first week pay of $400 and give the rest to the specialist , this
is to afford mutual relationship between you and the specialist. A
paycheck of ($1700) will be mailed to you, out of which you will take
out your first week’s pay of ($400) and send the rest fund Deposit
into the Specialist Bank Account , being payment for the installation
and removal of the decals after the program. We need you to confirm
the following so that the account department can issue out your
payment; How long do you intend to carry the advertisement on your
car? One(1) month, two(2) months or three(3) months? Do you use your
car everyday? Also reconfirm your name and address as it should be on
the check and your complete mailing address for your payments. We look
forward to a great exposure of our products from you. Regards
Thanks for posting this email Carrie! This is most definitely not legit.
This one’s for Double Cola…. Check to be delivered today
Hi There
This email is to notify you that the payment for the car wrap services which you applied for is to be delivered to your residence TODAY OR TOMORROW via USPS with Tracking no: 9405512699350103413734
Kindly proceed to your bank to have the check deposited as soon as you receive it.Funds will be available for withdrawal immediately or 24hrs after it has been deposited.I will be waiting for a confirmation message once it has been deposited and state clearly when your bank indicates the funds would be available for withdrawal.
Send me a scan or snap copy of the deposit slip issued to you at the bank via email after you have deposited the check for record purpose.
You are to black out your account number on the deposit slip before it’s sent over to us.
Once you have withdrawn funds from your account i need you to do the following:
a. Deduct $ 300 which is your upfront weekly pay
b. Then from the balance left, set aside $ 200.00 to cover the wire transfer fees and the rest should be used in getting gas for running around.
c. Send the remaining funds to the agency who is in charge of placing the decal on your vehicle and also in charge of removing the decal after the expiration of the program.
Once payment has been confirmed,a decal specialist will be sent to wrap your vehicle anywhere around your zip code depending on your preferred location.
You are sending the funds to the head office of the agency for fast processing.The agency informed me that for EASY CLEARANCE of the funds and due to the limit of funds that can be picked up at a time. You are to split the funds into two halves and send each halve from two different WALMART outlets to their representatives stated below.
Locate a WALMART outlet and send out exactly $ 1200 to the information below via WALMART TO WALMART TRANSFER SERVICE:
NAME : ALAN STANTON
CITY : AUSTIN
STATE: TEXAS
ZIP CODE : 78701
Upon completion of the First WALMART transfer, please proceed to another WALMART outlet and have exactly $ 1200 sent via WALMART TO WALMART TRANSFER SERVICE to the same information below:
NAME : ALAN STANTON
CITY : AUSTIN
STATE: TEXAS
ZIP CODE : 78701
You are to use the leftover funds to cover the transfer charges.
Kindly get back with the below information as soon as both transfer have
been completed.
1st Transfer 9 DIGIT REFERENCE Number & Total Amount Sent
2nd Transfer 9 DIGIT REFERENCE Number & Total Amount Sent
The first transfer is to be used for placing the decal while the second transfer is to be used for removing the decal after the expiration of the contract.
You have to confirm that you understand the content of this mail and also confirm when you receive the check package.
Waiting to have confirmation from you.
Acknowledge receipt of this email immediately ..
Best Regards
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2018 2:25 PM
Thanks for sharing the email! Definitely do not cash it and do not let them intimidate you in any way. There’s nothing they can do. You can safely rip up the check and ignore any incoming messages.
I forgot to include the company they are saying I’m going to be advertising. OUR Drink Yolo water
I received a car wrap advertise job as well and also to screen shots of all the messages. I was emailed by 2 people in the same email. One asking if I wanted the job and asking me for my info the second person just emailed me to day saying I was hired and will be receiving a check tomorrow . Thank goodness I came across this article. Here are the 2 emails: 1) Garcia Allen allcrunk@outlook.com
2) Turner Campbell campturner@outlook.com
The last email ibsemt I asked if there was any paper work that i needed to sign or if they needed anything else from me and they told me no.
Well, i also expressed interest. This time they claim the name of their company is MEDIA-392 and it’s for Red Bull energy drinks. I don’t know what made me think to look up the company and i came across your post. Thank you very much
You’re welcome! Feel free to copy and paste the email here to help protect others.
I received a message from rockstar energy drink for the decal offer. Its the same as all of yours. I haven’t gone any further after researching and finding this. Thanks you saved me from lots of problems. It’s a shame that this is a scam. It’s such a nice way to earn money until I find a job. Thanks and take care
Yeah, it would be extremely nice to make that much money on the side and these scammers know that. Unfortunately, it’s not real and they are preying on the people that will suffer the most.
So I kinda fell for it meaning i sent interest in it but then learned it was a scam. So now they say they are we doing me a check with info to keep 300 and to send the rest to the graphic company. Fortunately I know what it ends up as. Do I just ignore the check because I’m definitely not cashing it?
You can ignore it and throw it out, or you can pin it up on your fridge as a constant reminder of how you almost lost $4,000 and got in trouble with the law. Good work on avoiding all of that!