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Scamming - Fraud
The "Paid To Drive Concept By Apple" auto car wrap or autowrapping advertising below is a scam. The scam claims that vehicle owners with a driver's license can be paid $500 or more weekly via check (cheque) to have their vehicle wrapped with an advertisement. The scammers behind this fraudulent scheme or scam will send you fake checks, ask you to take your 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 this fraudulent scheme. You will then be left to pay back the bank the wired amount and other charges associated with the processing of the check. Whenever you receive offers that are too good to be true, please do your research before participating, even if the offers seem legitimate.
Recipients of the following email message or something similar are asked to delete them and should not follow the instructions in them.
PAID TO DRIVE CONCEPT BY APPLEPAID TO DRIVE CONCEPT BY APPLE FOR THE NEW YEAR PROMO ADVERT.We are currently seeking to employ individual’s world wide. How would you like to make money by simply driving your car advertising for iPhone 7.How it works?Here’s the basic premise of the "paid to drive" concept: APPLE seeks people -- regular citizens,professional drivers to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a big advert for new "iPhone 7" plastered on your car or 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 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 7 weeks.You will be compensated with $500 per week which is essentially a "rental"payment for letting APPLE use the space no fee is required from you APPLE shall provide experts that would handle the advert placing on your car/truck. You will receive an up front payment of $500 inform of check via courier service for accepting to carry this advert on your car.
PAID TO DRIVE CONCEPT BY APPLE
PAID TO DRIVE CONCEPT BY APPLE FOR THE NEW YEAR PROMO ADVERT.
We are currently seeking to employ individual’s world wide. How would you like to make money by simply driving your car advertising for iPhone 7.
How it works?
Here’s the basic premise of the "paid to drive" concept: APPLE seeks people -- regular citizens,professional drivers to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a big advert for new "iPhone 7" plastered on your car or 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 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 7 weeks.
You will be compensated with $500 per week which is essentially a "rental"payment for letting APPLE use the space no fee is required from you APPLE shall provide experts that would handle the advert placing on your car/truck. You will receive an up front payment of $500 inform of check via courier service for accepting to carry this advert on your car.
This scam is similar to the following:
Beware of Auto Car Wrapping Advertising Scams and Fake Checks
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I’m so happy I checked this offer for scam reports. Thank you for giving me my info. If it’s too good to be true it’s a scam. I just received same offer from a John Kenet. Email sent telling me I was approved and check and instructions arriving. From California
I just got this in my text for 450 a week for 6 months. Thanks for the info
I received all of the same info as mentioned above by others, and I’ve asked the scammers if I could just cash the check at Walmart or another banking institution other than my own and they are insisting that I cash at my bank (1 of many red flags).I certainly don’t plan on following their plans, but may try to see if I can cash the check with a bank other than my own or in some sort of way that it doesn’t come back to me or my account(s), only so that I can get the money and they get nothing, but if not, I’ll just use the checks to start a fire in my fireplace or backyard fire pit or the like.I’m smart enough to know this is a scam, but also would like to hit the scammers how they’re doing so many others. Any thoughts or ideas about how to cash the checks without it biting me in the a*s or taking funds from any of my accounts? If not, then oh well, but I’m certainly not going to be scammed by these douchebags but just wanted to see if there’s a way I can hurt them without pinching myself in the process. Thx!
how can I report this I got scammed; now I'm owing 1,750.00 plus more for a check that was cashed but deposited.
I received an email then a text message from 573-340-5030. My text message is from Perry Smith. I confronted him that I found it to be a scam. He said I was insulting him. He also said it is a 100% legit.The check is in the mail with a tracking number. The mail starts in Eugene, Oregon. I will be taking the check that comes in tomorrow to the bank and see if it is legit. and go from there. He is supposed to send me more instructions once I get the check. I just curious of how they get the money or what ever they are looking for. I will not give them personal information at all.Thanks for letting me share.
I receive that same offer and just like I thought, this is too good to be true! thanks for the heads up
