"Paid To Drive Concept By Budweiser" Auto Car Wrapping Advertising Scam

If I opened the link will I have a problem? If so, how do I protect myself?
I only opened the text link I received and was immediately skeptical…..I didn’t give them any personal information. Wondering how to prevent receiving these bogus emails!?

Once you didn't send your financial information, you should be ok.

I got 3 already. Last one is from bud. First 2 were from Monster. Why send more money to just have to return?? Dahhh

Who do you turn the check into??

You can give it to the police, but I would personally destroy it.

They sent me a check for 3850.85 drawn on members one credit union post box 492395 redding ca 96049-2395. I did not take it to the bank. I am going to report it. And if you get one please do the same!

I contacted Budweiser directly and they told me, they do not promote such a program!
And why doesn't this Chris Willis, have a company email address if he is employed at Budweiser?
Who is the Auto Wrap Campaign Manager?
The cashiers check is drawn from a credit union in Redding, California; address on the priority mail was from Chicago, Illinois?
908-505-2297 in New Jersey#.
Reported to the Federal Trade Commission.

I received check today for $3850.85 but I was smart enough to call the bank it was on and found out it was bad. Thank goodness for that. I don't need any trouble, so beware.

I just received a check for $3850, to apply bud add to my vehicle. The bank made a call and alerted that it is a fraud. My bad for looking the part of an idiot.

jamesgarza081-gmail.com texted me via an ad I have on CL to sell a classic car. I didn’t respond.

I got a check for 1,950 and told to deposit it I did, now I am to get 2 Walmart cards for 500 each. I already sent them a 200 dollar Walmart card, there's still 1727.25 in my account,what do I do?

Tell your bank that you found out the check is fraudulent and you want to stop it. This will prevent the bank from charging you a fee for processing the check.

Remember, once you are asked to send Walmart and other cards as payment, it is a scam.

"Getting emails from Owen McEvan owen.millerlite-gmail.com with instructions about a check for installing the wrap and first paycheck. Made him send me a contact# which was 7793335701. I then started talking to a Colin at that number who sounded Asian although he tried to mask his voice by mumbling. They keep asking about a check that is supposed to be delivered by UPS. "

Received via email.

When they say something is too good to be true believe it. I received a check for $3,950.85 from this Budweiser Auto Wrap Campaign program. And I did my home work on the computer.

SCAM SCAM people will try anything. Be aware of this.

Good morning 🌞
I'm a victim of this scam also, but this just happened to me recently. They were going to wrap my car, but there's no car wrap, and I now owe my bank $1700.00 because the check bounced. Now this guy's name was Alex Corgon supposing working for the company and was going to put budlight wrap on to sponsor for the holidays. I wanted to ask if there's any way that you can look some stuff up for me. I saved all the info from the scam. now I might not be able to get my money back, but at least there's something that can be done about this, there's no way that the scammer is smarter 😃
Aimee G.

It is a scam. You can help by sharing this article with others.

A person named Michael Poole, do you know if he is one of Budweiser scammers.

Scammers do not use their real names and will always use fake names.

What if they already scammed me and now I owe my bank 3900$? My bank will not help me with this.

Mr.Paul Spencer,

How are you? I'm Paul Spencer The Instructor manager for Bud-Light Drink,your details was submitted to my desk for the Advertisement job position. Please confirm your information

As I did I recieved a check for 2750 telling me to deposit it to my bank 350 for me the rest for the wrapping company.

I did then he asked to withdraw the 2400 and go to Walmart get Amazon card send to him for the wrapping company. I went to my bank, we looked at check, call the other CV bank to see if was a fake check, they are investigating it.

I almost lost out if I wouldn't of confirmed with my bank, now his phone is no longer good, no car wrap, no 350, a week and bad budweiser
Right?

lite

Received via email:

"Talk2maury2211-gmail.com is a scammer. Advertising a paid to drive initiative by Budweiser."

Now "Michael from Budweiser" is texting me, asking "Is this a ripped off?"

His grammar is not great. Totally makes him not look legit in my book.

I have been texting "Michael" from Budweiser. His cell phone number is 774-482-1553. He has been very anxious for me to deposit a $2100 check and then take $950 of it out in cash. I have asked twice why and he won't answer. So today I told him that I HAD deposited it, and I am waiting to see what he does next. I HAVE NOT DEPOSITED IT. I'm not that stupid.

Any thoughts on how I can turn the tables on this jerk?

Here is another scam:

"From: devorahkoehler-gmail.com
Date: September 28, 2018 at 6:09:06 PM EDT
Subject: BUDWEISER DRIVE CONCEPT

Hello, will you allow Budweiser to put a small sticker on your CAR,TRUCK, OR MOTORCYCLE. For Budweiser new product advert and receive $400 every week the program will last three months if interested click on this link for full details of the job .

We are currently seeking to employ individual’s world wide. Would you like to make money by simply driving your car advertising for Budweiser Beer?

How it works :

Here’s the basic premise of the "paid to drive" concept: Budweiser seeks people , regular citizens, professional drivers to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a big advert of Budweiser Beer plastered on your bike/car/truck. 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 bike/car/truck 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. Budweiser the Beer giant focuses on younger audience after research showed almost half of under-28s have not tried a Bud. This program will last for 3 months and the minimum you can participate is 6 weeks.

You will be compensated with $400 per week which is essentially a rental payment for letting Budweiser use the space no fee is required from you to get started. Budweiser shall provide experts that would handle the advert placing on your bike/car/truck. You will receive an up front payment of $400 inform of check via courier service for accepting to carry this advert on your bike/car/truck.
If you are interested,get back to us with your full name , address , phone number and your email address

Open this link:https://miccollinn102.wufoo.com/ forms/z4ip2a00p272u/.

© 2018 Anheuser-Busch Inc."

Sitting here with a sizeable check that was delivered via FedEx this morning. The check is drawn on the bank I bank with, so am taking check and copies of the emails to the bank. Was pretty sure this was a scam and the bank can have the info and deal with it accordingly.

This "Paid to Drive Concept by Budweiser, if we hear from them should we contact the Police?

No, just ignore them.

Received this scam as well. Phone number was (253) 850-6426

Received this scam mail today. instantly knew it was a scam but afraid friends and family might fall for it.

Here is another scam:

"hxxp://xandily.com/wp-press/fdh/rdt/CW.htm

PAID TO RIDE
Earn $400 weekly driving your Vehicle.

It is Very Easy and Simple with No Application fees required :

Here's how It works - The basic premise of the "paid to drive" concept Bud-light seeks people -- regular citizens, not professional drivers -- to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a big advert for "Bud-light" 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 and 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 and can't avoid seeing the wrapped car alongside them. This program will last for 3 months and the minimum period you can participate is 1 month.

You will be compensated with a $400(four hundred dollars per Week),which is essentially a "rental" payment for letting our company use the space. We will provide Experts that would handle the advert placing on your car.You will receive an up front payment of $400 (four hundred dollars) inform of check for accepting to carry advert on your car and other weekly payments will also come in the form of checks and delivered at your address weekly. Fill out the form below to get started"

Here is anther scam:

"From: k
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 9:42:25 AM
Subject: Budweiser Paid Concept

Hello will you allow Budweiser to put a small sticker on your CAR,TRUCK, OR MOTORCYCLE. For Budweiser new product advert and receive $400 every week the program will last three months if interested click on this link for full details of the job .

We are currently seeking to employ individual’s world wide. Would you like to make money by simply driving your car advertising for Budweiser Beer?

How it works :

Here’s the basic premise of the "paid to drive" concept: Budweiser seeks people , regular citizens, professional drivers to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a big advert of Budweiser Beer plastered on your bike/car/truck. 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 bike/car/truck 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. Budweiser the Beer giant focuses on younger audience after research showed almost half of under-28s have not tried a Bud. This program will last for 3 months and the minimum you can participate is 6 weeks.

You will be compensated with $400 per week which is essentially a rental payment for letting Budweiser use the space no fee is required from you to get started. Budweiser shall provide experts that would handle the advert placing on your bike/car/truck. You will receive an up front payment of $400 inform of check via courier service for accepting to carry this advert on your bike/car/truck.
If you are interested,get back to us with your full name , address , phone number and your email address
Reply to this email:kgoodluck01-gmail.com or open this link and fill the form:https://vickkydave2.wufoo.com/"

Is this really a scam, it is a cashiers check from a legit bank. what got my attention is they want me to send the 1450 $ back to two different people.

You cannot tell if a check is legit by looking at it.

What happens when you cash or try to deposit the check?

I received a check today and my mom told me to look up the program to see if it is indeed legit. Upon typing in budweiser car wrapping, this scam page was the first thing that came up.

I am asking them to no longer contact me and will tear up the check. The check came via USPS Priority mail and was from a bank called Amoco Federal Credit Union in Texas City, TX.

I looked up the bank and it is legit, but they have no company name on the check, only the bank name, which was another red flag.

Received via email:

"Hi, my name is Hillary. I was looking on my local Facebook pages for job listings when I came across one for car wrapping for Budweiser. Sadly, I did not do any research before emailing the people behind the ad.

They contacted me through text and email. After a few moments of thinking, I decided to get online and search this offer, and found your article discussing the matter.

It was super easy to find, as all i typed in was "Budweiser car wrapping" and the first suggestion to pop up was scam. I'm a little embarrassed that I didn't research it before giving these people my contact information.

I have, however, emailed them back requesting that they cease all contact and not send the check. If they do send it, I will tear it up and throw it away. I just thought I would let you know that these people are now taking to Facebook to advertise this scam instead of just emailing people. Thank you for the wonderful article explaining everything.

-Regards"

I also think that if they do send a check, you could report it to the post office, as it has been completed through the mail.

I was contacted about a product I sell, and at least bringing a copy of things to the post office made me feel like I wasn't helpless. It is not you, some people count on others trust... that is the more embarrassing thing - not for you, but for them.

Received a message from Maryanne but Gary Boston from Budweiser texted my phone from a 412-267-7619 asking me how was my day and they mailed me a check for 2,975 but $600 is mine and the rest is for the graphics company .too good to be true !

I got same message from same phone number.

I just received this offer from galimzyanov007-gmail.com

Received via email:

"Fundalbright-gmail.com advertising a paid car wrap scam and wanted my bank info. I even got a text from a number (301) 830-5308 and said his name was Mr. John."

Here is another scam:

"From: k
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2018 1:33:27 PM
Subject: Budweiser Drive Concept

Hello

My name is David O Lewis. My professional job is payroll, I have been into this business for few years back, Now i think i need assistant who will be helping me with this payroll stuff, this job take most of my time and i think i need to spend little time with my children and wife this time around, that is why am in need to helper.

Have you ever been into payroll work before, well i don't think that should be the problem as am sure this work is very easy to learn.

WAGES AND BENEFITS *
I will be paying you $500 every 2 weeks salary by working from your home, A little about the job. I use to get contract from company and they ask me to send payroll check to their (Customer)(Client)(Workers), So you will be responsible for that, you will be mailing the check out to those client via UPS.com/USPS, You will be doing this job in your home, I think this job is a great opportunity for you, and it doesn't require any specific time, you can work any time you like in a day, you can also do this at night and send them out next morning if you are busy during the day, Note that we will be responsible for the postage.

Before you start this job, you will need to get below materials, you are going to use the materials to start your job and we will reimburse your supplies expenses with your payment. You need to have the below materials

1. Personal Computer and Printer
2.Business size Check Paper (Purchasable at officedepot/Staples) $25
3. You will sign up account with usps and order 500 envelopesthe envelopes are free.
4, Then glue and copier paper

Note that every material you buy would be reimbursed along with your first salary. The job require printing checks and dispatch them with your home computer and printer and get payment Monthly. Alternatively, you can be getting $500 bi-weekly if preferred. Please text me back if you are still interested thanks

Email me : micollinn02-gmail.com or Send me your text message through this number ((661)454-5876 for application process.Get back to me with your phone asap"

Received via email:

"Scam

Bud light are currently seeking to employ car owners world wide. you will need to carry this promotional advert on the exterior of you-r car and you will be compensated with $150 per week which is essentially a "rental"payment for letting our company use the space of your car, no application fees required from you. we would be paying you by check and would want you to get back to us with your

Name:
Street Address:
City: Email
and cell phone
State:
Zip code:

to send you the check and also send your Age: Current Occupation: Make of car/
year:

We will contact you immediately we receive this information Note: We take full responsibility for placing and remove decal on your car and it will not resort nto any damage. Thanks

This is from Facebook
Mary White

this is to keep you informed that the pay-check is already in-transit to you via Post office to you and Once you have it Today or tomorrow, deposit it at your bank and once it is deposited into your account, ask the bank teller when funds will be available and please do text me snap shot copy of the deposit receipt to 5868408495 so I can have it across to financial institution to enable them expedite the release of cash the next business day.

Can From Drive Concept By Budweiser
Jacob White

Phone number ‭ 1 (586) 840-8495‬"

Here is another scam:

"From: "Taisto Tirronen"
Sent: Thu, May 31, 2018 at 5:29 AM
Subject: Re: Promo promo Budweiser drink

We are looking to recruit individual nationwide, those that would like to make money by simply driving their car with small Budweiser drink advert plastered on its exterior surface.

How it works?
This basic premise of the paid to drive concept by Budweiser Drink is one of the new way the company adopt in this millennium era in other to compete with other companies in the market. Regular citizens, professional drivers are to go about their normal routine as they usually do only with a small advert for "Budweiser Drink" 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 any portion 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 Drink shall provide experts that would handle the advert placing on your car. Complete the information below:

Full Name:
Address With Apt# :
City:
State:
Postal Code:
Phone Number:
Year, Model Name & Color Of Your Car:

© 2018 BUDWEISER CONCEPT, INC.
All rights reserved"

I made the mistake of giving them my address and name. Is there anyway to cancel that? I already told them cancel it and do not send me a check. I will not accept it but I don't know if that is enough. Help!

No, you cannot undo sending your information, but destroy the check if you are sent one; do not attempt to cash it.

Here is another scam:

"From: Fred Garcia
Date: Fri, May 25, 2018, 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: Auto wrap

We are looking to recruit individual nationwide, those that would like to make money by simply driving their car with small Budweiser drink advert plastered on its exterior surface.

How it works?

This basic premise of the paid to drive concept by Budweiser Drink is one of the new way the company adopt in this millennium era in other to compete with other companies in the market. Regular citizens, professional drivers are to go about their normal routine as they usually do only with a small advert for "Budweiser Drink" 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
any portion 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 $300 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 -600 to you
upon accepting the offer in carrying advert around your normal routine. Budweiser Drink shall provide experts that would handle the advert placing on your car. Complete the information below:

Full Name:
Address With Apt# :
City:
State:
Postal Code:
Phone Number:
Year, Model Name & Color Of Your Car:

© 2018 BUDWEISER CONCEPT, INC.
All rights reserved"

Here is another scam:

"GET PAID TO RIDE
Earn $400 weekly driving your Vehicle.

It is Very Easy and Simple with No Application fees required :

Here's how It works - The basic premise of the "paid to drive" concept Bud-light seeks people -- regular citizens, not professional drivers -- to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a big advert for "Bud-light" 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 and 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 and can't avoid seeing the wrapped car alongside them. This program will last for 3 months and the minimum period you can participate is 1 month.

You will be compensated with a $400(four hundred dollars per Week),which is essentially a "rental" payment for letting our company use the space. We will provide Experts that would handle the advert placing on your car.You will receive an up front payment of $400 (four hundred dollars) inform of check for accepting to carry advert on your car and other weekly payments will also come in the form of checks and delivered at your address weekly. Fill out the form below to get started"

What happens if I signed up and the check is on its way? Can I just cut up the check and disregard?

Yes, you can do that or report it to the police.