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The "5-Hour Energy Drink Car Wrap" Auto Advertising Scam

The "5-Hour Energy Drink Car Wrap" 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 or give it to someone else. 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.

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Recipients of the following "5 Hours Energy Drink Car Wrap" email message or something similar are asked to delete it and should not follow the instructions in it.

The "5-Hours Energy Drink Car Wrap" Auto Advertising Scam

Date: Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 11:50 AM

From: ®Apple Motor Corporation sinafew@gmail.com

We received your email and you do qualify to carry the 5 Hours Energy Drink on your vehicle. As you know this has been OUT-SOURCED to an agency and we have forwarded your details to the agency, so we are currently working with them on sending out the fund to you to get the Advert placed on your vehicle.

Please note that the Check payment will be sent to you to cover your first week salary of $500. And also the Specialist fund will be included, you will have it deposited when the Check clears which will be in a day or two, you are to deduct your $500 and the rest will be going to the Specialist that will be responsible for the Advert placement on your vehicle, we will also send you the information to send it to and Instruction with details that will guide you on the proceeding for the decal to be placed as soon as the upfront payment has been delivered to you.

Acknowledge the receipt of this email immediately.

On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 1:05 PM samantha myers - mckgriff1126@gmail.com wrote:

Samantha Myers

How long do you intend to carry the advert on your car 1 month or 3 months? 3 months

Do you use your car everyday? Yes

Date: Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 4:01 PM

From: ®Apple Motor Corporation - sinafew@gmail.com

Hello,

We are please 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 1 month or 3 months?

Do you use your car everyday?

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.

Note: 5 Hours Energy Drink 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 5 Hours Energy Drink .

Acknowledge receipt of this email immediately.

Kind Regards!

®5 Hours Energy Drink Motor Corporation, USA. All rights reserved..

We will like you to email Western Union transfer details for Confirmation upon completion of payment within 24/48hrs you receive the Check.

1. Western Union # as it is appears on the receipt,

2. Best time that the Specialist can meet up with you at your residence for the placement of the Wrap on your Vehicle.

3. After you start the Promotional Marketing you will be receive a Check of $500 Every Friday of the week via USPS in your mail

Note: 5 Hours Energy Drink Car Wrap will take full responsibility for placing and remove decal on your car and it will not resort to any damage. And also you are entitle to receive $500 weekly wages for you carrying out our decal on your Car and upon the process for the wrap placement, you will receive an agreement form to sign by the specialist the same day the wrap will take place at your residence.

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