The "UEFA EURO 2020" Auto Car Wrapping Advertising Scam

I received notification of this offer allegedly from a coach at the community college where I work and followed up with a Mark Ross, who claimed to be a supervisor for UEFA EURO 2020.

Initially I thought this was a legit offer until I received an initial check for $4850 mailed (allegedly) by HenrI Bile in Appleton, MD but written by a personal injury attorney in Woodbury, NY - Daniel Buttafuoco PLLC. All of a sudden “Mark” seemed very interested in my cashing the check. When I started researching Mark Ross and UEFA several fraud alerts were among the results.

I filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. I let “Mark” know that I had learned his offer was a fraud and the check was a fake. He replied that I was a fool. I have ceased communication with him and only regret that he has my mailing address.

Received this:

"Name of Company:

UEFA European Football Championship

JOB TITLE:

Advertise While Driving

JOB DESCRIPTION:
We seek interested candidates to go about their normal routine with the advert of the "UEFA Euro 2020" on their Car

Qualifications:
Must have a Car,Truck,Van or Motorcycle..

SALARY:
$350 Weekly

Interested Candidates should send email to : (pmignfun@gmail.com) for more information.

Take Care.​

Heather Gartner, CHIM
Continuing Education Instructor
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Phone: 306-728-5874"

Here is another scam:

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From: Scott Lipesky <pmignfun@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, March 4, 2019 4:01 AM
Subject: Re: UEFA Euro 2020

Dear Ashley,

How are you doing today? We appreciate your willingness to participate in this program. My name is Scott Lipesky and I'm the Logistics Supervisor for UEFA EURO 2020 here in North America.The UEFA EURO 2020 is scheduled to be the 16th UEFA European Championship, It is scheduled to be held in 12 cities in 12 European countries from 12 June to 12 July 2020.. Due to the massive record of attendance at the 2016 UEFA EURO championship, we have decided to carry out a major campaign for the upcoming tournament to boost its reputation.. Apart from carrying out TV commercials and Bill Boards,we have decided to take our marketing practice to another level by adding automobiles and trains to the campaign list so as to reach a wider audience thereby passing out the message to a large audience which is why we seek interested candidates to go about their normal routine with the advert of the “ UEFA EURO 2020” on their Car,Bus or Truck.We have chosen sharp Colors so the decal will be eye catchy and attract lots of attention to people whenever the car pulls up or Held in traffic..The program will last for 6 months and the minimum a candidate can participate is 2 months..If thereafter a candidate choose not to participate anymore,the decal can be removed.. The decal is of 2 types; Wrap or Sticker. The wrap covers every portion of your car’s exterior surface while the Sticker will just be on the doors and also the hood of the car.. It is the same amount and we have recruited professionals in each selected cities to carry out the process so no damage will occur on any participants car.. It is important that the specialist records the mileage of the car so as to ensure that the car is driven at least 5 hours weekly.

Participants will be compensated with $350 weekly which includes $50 for gas.. The payment will arrive every Monday in form of a certified cashier check.. Each participant will be provided with flyers to be distributed as well as Face Cap and T-Shirt with the “ UEFA EURO 2020” inscription boldly written on it. The specialist will provide this material after he as placed the decal (sticker/wrap) on the car..

The UEFA EURO 2020 does not require any fee to participate in this program as the application form is free.. You can find below the application form to apply for this offer. Only successful candidates will be contacted for wrap Schedule and Placement.


Full Names:

Residential Mailing Address (Not PO BOX):

City:
State:
Zip code:
Country:
Make of car/ year:
Telephone numbers:
Thank you!

Warm Regards,
Scott Lipesky

This was sent to my college email and I followed up with a conversation with a friend.

My friend said to open a new bank account just for this job opportunity to protect my primary bank account from any fraud withdrawals.

So, I did open another bank account, but continued to look up Mark Ross' information via his telephone number and found this article.

Thank you!

I will keep my new bank account and find other legit income streams.

This was actually sent to my college email.. knew it was fake because the title said "part time opportunity" and was in bullet points rather than an actual paragraph

I was contacted by him and had my doubts from the beginning. After reading this I will definitely be ceasing communication with him.

Are there any other precautions I should take?