RockStar Car Wrap Advertising Scams

The RockStar energy drink car wrapping advertising offer below, is a fake and a money laundering scam. Scammers are sending out fake car wrapping advertising emails to thousands of people claiming that motor vehicle owners can be paid to drive, by placing an advert for RockStar on their cars or trucks.

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RockStar Car Wrap Advertising Scams

The RockStar Energy Drink Car Wrapping Advertising Scam

From: Cgarth bossup2000@gmail.com
Sent: ‎3/‎22/‎2017 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: Rockstar is interested in you

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your swift response and your willingness to work with us and we are sorry for the late response , 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 individual's world wide. How would you like to make money by simply driving your car or banner wrapped for Rockstar | Hype/REDBULL Energy Drink®

How it works?

Here's the basic premise of the "paid to drive" concept: Advance adsworld Advertising Inc. seeks people regular citizens, professional drivers to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a big advert for Rockstar | Hype/REDBULL 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.

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.

You will be compensated with $350 per week which is essentially a "rental"payment for letting our company use the space no fee is required from you. Advance adsworld Outdoor Advertising Inc. shall provide experts that would handle the advert placing on your car. You will receive an up front payment of $350 inform of Money Orders 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 check. As soon as you receive the Check, you will cash the check for the decal wrapping on your car, deduct $350 as your up-front payment plus $100 as run around fee to follow instructions that will given to you after the payment has been delivered to you. An additional email will be sent to you on instructions to follow with the remiander of the payment after it has been delivered to you . All you need is to confirm the acceptance and understanding of this email.

2) 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:

[The entire original message is not included.]

The scammers behind the fraudulent scheme will send fake checks to their potential victims, ask them to cash the check, 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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August 12, 2022 at 11:13 AM by
RockStar Car Wrap Advertising Scams
an anonymous user from: Downtown Redmond, Redmond, Washington, United States

I received a letter from “Rockstar Energy Drink”, after applying online, saying I qualified for the “Car Wrap Advert Program “ and a technician was assigned to me and would contact me through email or phone to schedule. There was a check in the envelope for $1950 . I was to deposit the check, notify them that it was deposited., send $1450 to the technician and keep $500. Checked into this and found out that it was a scam! No money was deposited and no money was sent! Please be aware!

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August 26, 2020 at 8:01 PM by
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I received a text message offering to pay me $500 per week for 8 weeks to let them wrap my car with Rockstar Energy Drink advertisement. Text said they would send me $2950 in which $2450 goes to the decal specialist that will be coming to install the decal. Message said once I get the check they will provide me with the necessary information of the decal installer.

They did get my name and address and of course already had my phone number before I decided to look it up as a possible scam. And found you. Here is the number that text was sent from. 414-892-8002.

Thank You

Betty

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July 7, 2020 at 2:23 PM by
RockStar Car Wrap Advertising Scams
an anonymous user from: Leander, Texas, United States

I got one for Rockstar as well. No email, but the person contacted me via text after responding to an ad. It did seem sketchy the whole time but I wasn't 100% sure until I actual got the check that they sent via USPS Priority Mail. The signature on the check was clearly placed there by some (poorly executed) photo manipulation and didn't match the name of the account which it was supposedly coming from, which I found out after contacting my bank is a closed account.

The person contacting me was "Michael" (no last name mentioned at all) who introduced himself as an, "Advert Manager from Rockstar Energy," and used the phone number 1 (914) 206-0596.

After receiving the check he said I should send 3 payments of $1,500 via Zelle or CashApp to Adreon Levells (adreonlevellss@gmail.com).

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September 19, 2019 at 3:21 PM by
RockStar Car Wrap Advertising Scams
an anonymous user from: Peoria, Illinois, United States

Scam - 9/17 thru 9/19/19

Paul(a) James from Rock-Star Energy Drink

Said $500/mo for 1, 2 or 3 months

Send via FedEx check for $1380 to deposit, keep $500 and forward rest to Technician for install. Glad I found this site.

Hope there can be regulations to identify & stop these scammers.

I have the FedEx envelope, tracking number and the check.

Is there is some agency that tries to get these thieves arrested?

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July 17, 2019 at 8:06 PM by
RockStar Car Wrap Advertising Scams
an anonymous user from: Everett, Washington, United States

Just got a check by FedEx overnight, with a note with a number to text. They texted me back with the Rock Star scam story. I just told them I was going to rip up the check - not interested in their scam.

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July 5, 2019 at 10:44 AM by
RockStar Car Wrap Advertising Scams
an anonymous user from: Los Angeles, California, United States

I recieved this offer.

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May 15, 2019 at 9:41 AM by
RockStar Car Wrap Advertising Scams
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Here is another scam:

- Forwarded message -

From: ozie scott <ozies4f@gmail.com>

Date: Sat, May 4, 2019, 12:46 PM

Subject: ROCK-STAR(R) DECAL ADVERT...

Congratulations, I am happy to inform you that you have successfully been entered into the program. An expert, who will meet you has been allocated to install the decals on your vehicle. You will therefore receive your payment alongside with the money that will be paid to the national car detailer (expert) in the mail. So when you get the payment, you will take out your first week pay of ( $500 ) and give the rest to the detailer. This is to afford mutual relationship between you and the detailer. A check of ( $2,550.87 ) would be mailed to you to cover your money and the detailer's funds. In view of this, please confirm the following details;

NOTE BOARDS (1/3)

1* Do you use your car everyday?

2* have you crashed a car between Mach 2019 till date

3* How long do you intend to carry the advertisement on your car?

* One(1)month, two(2) months or three(3) months?

Also reconfirm your name & address, zip code as it should be on the check, where your payment should be sent to and correct phone number

Kindly check your email daily and keep an eye for the payment.

I look forward to read from you soon. Thanks

Best Regards

ROCK-STAR® ASST HIRING MANAGER, OZIE SCOT

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March 22, 2019 at 10:08 AM by
RockStar Car Wrap Advertising Scams
an anonymous user from: Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Are there any legitimate opportunities for this kind of advertising? I've seen vehicles on the road that advertise for RickStar and some other energy drinks?

They all are completely wrapped with unbelievable and outrageous wraps! I have always commented while driving around with my wife: "Why would anyone do that to their car, (unless they work for the company), or is it a company-owned vehicle?"

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March 22, 2019 at 11:08 AM by
RockStar Car Wrap Advertising Scams
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There are legitimate opportunities, but there are lot of fakes or scams.

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January 13, 2019 at 7:37 AM by
RockStar Car Wrap Advertising Scams
an anonymous user from: Columbus, Ohio, United States

I have recently been contacted by these people so glad I found this site. Like you stated sounds too good to be true when I get their fake check, should I just throw it away or contact rock star?

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