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"Samsung Graphics Pay To Drive" Fraudulent Email

The "Samsung Graphics Pay To Drive" 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.

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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 "Samsung Graphics Pay To Drive" email message or something similar are asked to delete it and should not follow the instructions in it.

The "Samsung Graphics Pay To Drive" Auto Car Wrapping Advertising Scam

From: "Adam Prideaux" ingodshands89@rocketmail.com

Sent: Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 12:13 PM

Subject: Re: SAMSUNG GRAPHICS 'PAY TO DRIVE' EARN REWARDS ®

Hello,

We are please to inform you that you met 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 or 2 months?

*Do you use your car everyday?

Your upfront payment would be 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: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO® will take full responsibility for placing and removing 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 ELECTRONICS CO®.

Acknowledge receipt of this email immediately.

Kind Regards!

Tim M.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO® Corporation, USA. All rights reserved

How long do you intend to carry the advert on your car 1 or 2 months?

I will carry the advert on my car for as long as you prefer. If the maximum is 2 months, I will carry it for 2 months.

Do you use your car everyday?

Yes, I drive my car everyday for an average of 640 miles a week.

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 12:06 PM, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO® Corporation, USA. All rights reserved

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