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The "Paid To Drive Concept By Samsung" 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 "Paid To Drive Concept By Samsung" email message or something similar are asked to delete it and should not follow the instructions in it.
From: Donald Micheal donm1800@gmail.comDate: 5/7/2017 3:20 PMSubject: Re: Paid To Drive Concept By Samsung - Linda Sue RabuckDear,We 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.How long do you intend to carry the advert on your car 7 weeks or 3 months?Do you use your car everyday ?Have you crashed a car between August 2016 till date?Samsung 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 Samsung. Your upfront 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 we will like you to send the picture of the vehicle.Acknowledge receipt of this email immediately.Kind Regards!
From: Donald Micheal donm1800@gmail.comDate: 5/7/2017 3:20 PMSubject: Re: Paid To Drive Concept By Samsung - Linda Sue Rabuck
Dear,
We 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.
How long do you intend to carry the advert on your car 7 weeks or 3 months?Do you use your car everyday ?Have you crashed a car between August 2016 till date?Samsung 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 Samsung. Your upfront 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 we will like you to send the picture of the vehicle.Acknowledge receipt of this email immediately.Kind Regards!
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"From: Dorthy Bennett Date: Thu, Apr 16, 2020, 3:55 PMSubject: Samsung(R)Get Paid To Drive Concept By Samsung® Kindly Read & Understand The Below Content Carefully.Samsung Galaxy S10 5GThe next generation of wireless technology is coming. With the Galaxy S10 5G -- our first 5G-- Ready device--- you'll be able to stream and download movies and share life's moments HyperFast without Wi-Fi. 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, people can't avoid seeing the wrapped car alongside them. This program will last for 6 months.Compensation:You will be compensated with $500 per week which is essentially a "Rental" payment for letting Samsung® use the space and no fee is required from you. Samsung® shall provide specialist that will handle the advert placing on your car. You will receive an up front payment inform of E-check or Cashier check via courier service for accepting to carry this advert on your car. Please note that a Check will be send to you to cover your first week Upfront payment of $500 and also the Graphic Artist Agent fund will be included, When you receive it you are to deduct your first weekly payment of $500 then forward the rest to Graphic Artist Agent who will come and install the Samsung LOGO on your vehicle. The further Instructions to guide you to get started easily with the advert will be sent to you immediately after you confirm you receive and understand the content of this Message.I... ..... Confirm to have received this email and understand thecontent to go furtherThanks and Best RegardsBELLE BEANSAMSUNG Co. Hiring ManagerQuick Reply"Here is another scam.
Received a check today and just placed it in my account. I search everything on google I feel so silly. I will go to the bank tomorrow and straighten this mess out.
I just received an email about the Samsung scam. A few weeks ago I received a very similar email about the Budweiser light scam.They were offering $400 a week. I filled out the info they requested and got a text telling me about the check they were sending.That sounded very suspicious so I did a little research and to make a long story short,when the check arrived, I tore it up
thanks for letting me know its a scam. I was about to sign up.
They are trying to get me to sign for this, thanks for letting me know it is a scam
Yes, this happened to me as well, thought it was legit because it was a logo for samsung deposited check and check bounced.Thankfully, bank caught it and I was left only with an overdraft.
