"Apple Marketing Promotional Campaign Auto Car Wrapping Advertising" Scam
The "Marketing/Promotional Campaign 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.
The "Marketing/Promotional Campaign By Apple Auto Car Wrapping Advertising" Scam
From: Pare Donnell - rileygcl7@gmail.com
Date: May 24, 2018 at 8:56:16 AM MST
Subject: Marketing/Promotional Campaign By Apple
Hello,
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 1 month or 3 months?
Do you use your car everyday?
Have you crashed a car between January 2018 till date?
Apple 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.. You will receive your first week pay this week because you do qualify to carry the advert on your vehicle.
Note: 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 deposit and when the Check clears which will be a day or nextday, 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 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 receipt of this email immediately.
Kind Regards!
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Apple
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