"Pepsi Car Wrap Freelance Advertisers Needed" Advertising Scam

The Pepsi Car Wrap advertising offer below is a scam. Scammers are sending out car and truck wrap advertising scam to thousands of persons via email message, Craigslist and other advertising medium. The scam claims that vehicle owners can be paid 350 Canadian dollars or more weekly via check to have their vehicle wrapped with a Pepsi logo.

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Pepsi Car Wrap Freelance Advertisers Needed Advertising Scam

The Fake Pepsi Vehicle Wrap Advertising Scams

Subject: PEPSI CAR WRAP FREELANCE ADVERTISERS NEEDED!

We have an assignment in your area and your wages is 350 Canadian dollars per assignment.Earn $350 Per Week By carrying an Advertisement Pepsi Logo On Your Car/Truck For Pepsico.If you have got a car, truck you are qualified. The wrap doesn't damage Car.For more details text #[Removed] your contact Phone #,& Make of car/year if you are interested to Regional Advert Coordinator.

You can reach me via e-mail geoley1455@gmail.com

Please reply to my email above only as the Craigslist would not work.

Have a Wonderful weekend,
Michelle Singleton
geoley1455@gmail.com

The scammers behind the fraudulent scheme will send fake checks to their potential victims, ask them to take their share of the money and wire the rest to a graphic designer. But, the checks are fakes and will bounce. The wired money will actually go to the scammers behind the fraudulent scheme.

The victims will then be left to pay back the bank the wired amount and other charges associated with the processing of the check.

Remember, when you receive an offer that is too good to be true, please do your research before participating, even if the offers seem legitimate.

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December 26, 2015 at 5:58 AM by
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an anonymous user from: Whittier, California, United States

I'm getting these email from Pepsi Co. Wrap and now they are threatening me that I have received a check and that they are going to send FBI to my house..I have not received any check...

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December 26, 2015 at 7:44 AM by
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Do not let them frighten you because it is a scam. Please ignore and delete the email messages that you have received.

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November 8, 2016 at 1:37 PM by
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an anonymous user from: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Submit an online complaint to your state Attorney General with all the emails and threats.

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December 21, 2015 at 7:59 AM by
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Please see the email below. They originally posted a notification on Facebook, I replied, and was sent the email. As soon as I read the process for handling the "payment", I knew it was a scam. Of course, I thought it was suspicious in the first place!

They also sent a text from phone number 406.290.0471

- Email Message #1 -

"From: Pepsi Co <pepsico145@ outlook.com>

Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 7:15 PM

Subject: Re: Pepsi Wrap

We appreciate your interest in our advert program. Hence, we implore you to carefully go through the concepts of the advert program clearly explained below before you take further actions on registering for the program. The Advert opportunity is open to all eligible candidates from all the States in United States. It is very easy and simple, no application fees required.

WHY PepsiCo® CAR WRAPS?"

- Email Message #2 -

"Dear,

The Advertisement period for now is 3 months. If there's any course for extension, you would be notified. At the end of the program the advert decal would be removed at the company's expense and the cost of its removal will be included on the 1st week rental payment paycheck that would be mailed to you. Subsequent Rental Payment would be mailed to you on weekly basis. I am a freelance advertiser for PepsiCo based on contractual agreement."

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September 1, 2015 at 10:05 AM by
"Pepsi Car Wrap Freelance Advertisers Needed" Advertising Scam
an anonymous user from: St Louis, Missouri, United States

I seen a ad on Facebook about Pepsi mobile vehicle wraps freelance. So I reply to the email and gave the information they needed; and they sent me a check out for 1950 dollars so I deposit it into my check account. But I didn't know it was a scam until I look it up on the internet today at work. What should I do because I don't want to get in trouble for something I didn't do. Please help me.

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September 1, 2015 at 10:26 AM by
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Please report it to your bank and the police. It is best to report it to them first, instead of waiting on them to find out. They will understand, because the scam very popular.

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