Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
Scammers are sending out "Calvin Klein Advertisement" car wrap scams to thousands of persons via email messages, Craigslist, and other advertising media. The scams claim that vehicle owners with a driver's license can be paid a certain amount of money weekly via check (cheque) through a courier service to have their vehicle wrapped with a PepsiCo advertisement. But, the scammers behind this fraudulent scheme 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.
Date: Wed, Sep 14, 2019, 5:27 AMSubject: Re: Calvin Klein AdvertisementHello,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 2 months or 4 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: Calvin Klein® will take full responsibility for placing and removal of the decal on your car and it will not result to any damage on your paint .Also the payment will be OUTSOURCED by the financial institution sponsoring this promotion, so please do not be alarmed by the payment not coming directly from Calvin Klein®.Acknowledge receipt of this email immediately.Kind Regards!All rights reserved...Laura
Date: Wed, Sep 14, 2019, 5:27 AM
Subject: Re: Calvin Klein Advertisement
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 2 months or 4 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: Calvin Klein® will take full responsibility for placing and removal of the decal on your car and it will not result to any damage on your paint .
Also the payment will be OUTSOURCED by the financial institution sponsoring this promotion, so please do not be alarmed by the payment not coming directly from Calvin Klein®.
Acknowledge receipt of this email immediately.
Kind Regards!
All rights reserved...
Laura
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They also reach you by text; the guy who reached me called himself Ben Hailey: "HI ,Allow CALVIN KLEIN to put small stickers on your car/bike/bicycle and get 500 weekly,follow this link hxxp://bit.ly/2X6nNkj"He also has been messaging me about my bank account and I guess he was discouraged after I asked if their firmWould be sending 1099’s for these fees. And why would I just not keep the entire check after it cleared the bank. And better yet why not just cash the check and keep it all. There’s no contract no hiring form and the link to the website is a wixit which CALVIN KLEIN HAS THEIR OWN DOMAIN NAME.
